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Definition of garden
1a : a plot of ground where herbs, fruits, flowers, or vegetables are cultivatedb : a rich well-cultivated regionc : a container (such as a window box) planted with usually a variety of small plants
2a : a public recreation area or park usually ornamented with plants and trees a botanical gardenb : an open-air eating or drinking placec : a large hall for public entertainment
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Examples of garden in a Sentence
We planted a small garden in our backyard.
They were sitting out in the back garden.
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Hands-on opportunity to get acquainted with fairy garden life and its creatures.
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Having helped Ms. Merkel open the Berlin Zoo’s new $10 million panda garden (complete with two new Chinese pandas), and watched a German-Chinese youth soccer match, Mr. Xi will have already made a mark.
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Only a handful of stumps have the sponge gardens, but those that do are densely covered.
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On June 8, on what would have been Bennett’s 32nd birthday, a memorial was held at the shelter and a garden was dedicated in his honor.
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Exquisite paintings and chandeliers hang in rib vault hallways, like this one, which leads to a dreamy garden overlooking the beach—
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Put a beer garden back there and people would never leave.
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Nampa Fire Department Burnout Fund BBQ (Friday), pancake breakfast (Saturday), parade (10 a.m. Saturday), Kiwanis Steak Fry (Saturday), music, beer garden, vendors, children’s activities.
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Gentrification has threatened community gardens in many American cities, and something akin to gentrification is already seen in Old Havana.
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Origin and Etymology of garden
Middle English gardyn, borrowed from Anglo-French gardyn, gardeyn, jardin, from Old French jart, (Picard and French Flanders) gart “garden” (going back to Old Low Franconian *garda- “enclosure, fence” going back to Germanic *garda-, whence Old Saxon gard “field, ground, house,” Old High German gart “enclosure,” Old English geard “fence, enclosure”) + -in, probably adjective suffix (going back to Latin -īnus 1-ine), originally in Gallo-Romance *hortus gardīnus “enclosed garden” — more at 1yard
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Port Towns Farmers Mercado Shop locally grown food at the farmers market and participate in the community swap meet, where patrons can share free lightly used clothing, toys, and home and garden goods.
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Save up to 40 percent off select appliances and sales on mulch and garden soil at Lowe's.
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With 14.4 cubic feet of trunk space, Elantra could haul the weekly shopping, luggage for a weekend trip, or garden supplies.
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Karen Dale, who gardens at the Greiders’ original farm site (much of it now an alpaca ranch), has propagated Olympics from a cluster that remains on the property.
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Creative potting plants, gardening equipment and original garden art are also a draw.
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Three area also activity backpacks available for loan to garden visitors, with birding, preschooler activities and more.
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Gardening information Visit the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe.
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However, might the names of any hired outside contractors such as pool companies, gardening companies, laundry facility company, etc.
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Origin and Etymology of garden
derivative of 1garden
garden
Definition of garden
1 : of, relating to, used in, or frequenting a garden a garden gate a garden hose garden pests
2 : of a kind typically grown in gardens garden phlox; also : suitable for growth in an outdoor garden especially due to hardiness garden chrysanthemums
3 : commonly found : garden-variety
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Garden spaces are available from early May to November.
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Garden club member and garden walk chairperson Marci Stritch said the club has held annual garden walks for about 21 years.
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Garden Conservancy Day GLASTONBURY — On Saturday, June 24, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., there will be four gardens open for viewing in Glastonbury.
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Garden program Learn about the Gable rhododendrons with garden expert Don Hyatt.
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Garden staples like spinach and some lettuce, for example, will stop growing the tasty leaves and shoot up a seed spire when the weather gets too hot.
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Garden experts say to create a tent structure to drape a cover, or use a frost blanket, which is specially made for the job.
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Garden events STAFF REPORT Today-April 23 California Native Plant Week: Featuring a variety of promotions.
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Origin and Etymology of garden
Middle English gardyn, attributive use of gardyn 1garden
GARDEN Defined for English Language Learners
garden
playDefinition of garden for English Language Learners
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: an area of ground where plants (such as flowers or vegetables) are grown
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: a public area with many plants and trees
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: a large stadium or building for sports or entertainment
garden
Definition of garden for English Language Learners
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: to work in a garden : to take care of the plants in a garden
GARDEN Defined for Kids
Definition of garden for Students
1 : a piece of ground in which fruits, flowers, or vegetables are grown
2 : a public area for the showing of plants a botanical garden
Definition of garden for Students
gardened
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: to make or work in a garden
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