1 [C] (BrE) (AmE yard) a piece of land next to or around your house where you can grow flowers, fruit, vegetables, etc., usually with an area of grass, (called a LAWN):
a front / back garden * children playing in the garden * garden flowers / plants * out in the garden * a rose garden (= where only roses are grown)
seealsoKITCHENGARDEN, MARKETGARDEN, ROCKGARDEN, ROOFGARDEN
2 [C] (AmE) an area in a yard where you grow flowers or plants
3 [C] (usually gardens) a public park:
the botanical gardens in Edinburgh * (AmE) The garden closes at 6 p.m.
seealsoZOOLOGICALGARDEN
4 (gardens) [pl.] (abbreviation Gdns) (BrE) used in the name of streets:
39 Belvoir Gardens
IDIOMS
everything in the garden is rosy (BrE, saying) everything is satisfactory
moreatCOMMONadj., LEADv.
verb [V] to work in a garden
gardener noun:
My wife's a keen gardener. * We employ a gardener two days a week.
gardening noun [U]:
organic gardening * gardening gloves * a gardening programme on TV
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