Garden

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A garden is a space used for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of plants. A garden may be in a variety of outdoor and indoor environments including the backyards of domestic residences, public buildings, and commercial spaces.

1. Vegetable Gardens: Focused on growing produce for personal or community use.
2. Flower Gardens: Designed for aesthetic purposes, often featuring colorful blooms.
3. Herbal Gardens: Used to grow herbs for cooking, medicine, or teas.
4. Permaculture Gardens: Mimic natural ecosystems to grow a variety of plants sustainably.

A garden may contain:

• a vegetable garden: a section of the garden intended for growing vegetables
• additional crops including fruits and grains
• a flower garden: a section of the garden intended for ornamental plants, often carrying esthetic flowers
• a lawn (not always present though, ie in the case of rock gardens
• micro-orchard: fruit trees that are often espaliered
• hedges and green façades and walls
• compost pile
• Cold frame
• Greenhouses
• Polytunnel

1. Choose a Space: Select a sunny area with good soil or use containers if space is limited.
2. Pick Your Plants: Decide what to grow based on your needs, the climate, and the season.
3. Prepare the Soil: Add compost or organic matter to enrich the soil and promote plant growth.
4. Maintain Regularly: Water, weed, and monitor your garden to keep it thriving.

• Community Garden
• Urban agriculture
• Agriculture
• Xeriscaping
• Permaculture

• Around the World in 80 Gardens: documentary detailing many gardens built entrely using native plants and often blending perfectly into the surrounding environment