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A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation and enjoyment of nature. The garden can incorporate both natural and man-made materials. In its most common form, known as a residential garden, it is found adjacent to or near to a residence, and it functions as an outdoor "room". It may, however, also be located in less traditional areas such as on the roof, in an atrium, on the balcony, in windowboxes or on the patio.The garden is designed at "human scale", as it is most often for private use. However, the garden of a castle or of a large estate may be larger than a public park in a village, and may well produce foodstuff.
Gardening is the activity of growing and maintaining the garden. This work may be done by a professional gardener. A gardener might work in a non-garden setting, such as a park, a roadside embankment, or another public space.
1 Relating to the garden
A garden can have many purposes— aesthetic, functional and recreative. People develop a relationship with the space. That relationship can take many forms; among these are:
- Cooperation with nature
- Plant cultivation
- Animal husbandryAnimal husbandry is the agricultural practice of breeding and raising livestock. As such, it is a vital skill for farmers, and in many ways as much art as it is science. The science of animal husbandry, called animal science is taught in many universities
- Observance of nature
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- Relaxation
- Family dinners on the terrace
- Children playing in the yard
- Reading in the hammock
- Maintaining the flowerbeds
- Pottering in the shedFor the weaving term, see loom. A shed is generally a modest structure constructed usually of wood in a back garden or on an allotment, used for storage and as a workshop and very often as a retreat in which to relax and pursue hobbies, especially gardeni
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2 Other similar spaces
Other outdoor spaces that are similar to gardens include:
- A landscapePieter Brueghel the Elder, 1565: Peace and agriculture in a pre-Romantic ideal landscape, without sublime terrors Landscape refers to the layout in terms of a land area and to its visual representation, particularly as portrayed by members of the painting is an outdoor natural space of a larger scale, often considered from a distance.
- A parkFor the Korean family name Park, see Korean name. A park is any of a number of geographic features. Originally, the term referred to an area maintained as open space where residences, industry and farming were not allowed, often originally so that nobilit is a planned outdoor space, usually of a larger size, often for public use.
- An arboretum is a planned outdoor space, usually large, for the display and study of trees.
- A farm or orchard is for the production of food stuff.
- A botanical garden is a type of garden where a wide variety of plants are grown both for scientific purposes and for the enjoyment and education of visitors.
- A zoological garden, or zoo for short, is a place where wild animals are cared for and exhibited to the public.
