A naturalistic rockery in England

A residential garden, or domestic garden, is the most common form of garden and is generally found in proximity to a residence. A garden is a planned space usually outdoors set aside for the display cultivation and enjoyment of Plants and other forms of Nature. While typically found in the yard of the residence, a garden may also be established on a roof, in an atrium, on a balcony, in windowboxes, or on a patio. A yard is an enclosed area of land usually tied to a building A roof garden is any Garden on the Roof of a Building. Humans have grown Plants atop structures since antiquity. In modern Architecture, an atrium (plural atria is a large open space often several stories high and having a glazed roof and/or large windows often situated within an Balcony (from Italian balcone, scaffold cf High German balcho, beam balk probably cognate with Persian term بالكانه Windowbox may also refer to Windowbox (film A windowbox or window box is a container for growing Plants usually positioned outside A patio (from the Spanish patio meaning 'back garden' or 'backyard' is an outdoor space generally used for dining or Recreation that often adjoins a Residential gardens are typically designed at human scale, as they are most often intended for private use. Human scale means "of a scale comparable to a Human being" However, the garden of a great house, castle or a large estate may be larger than a public park in a village, and may produce foodstuffs as well. For the architecture of great houses see Mansion. For the great house masonry pueblos see Chaco Culture National Historical Park. A castle is a defensive structure seen as one of the main symbols of the Middle Ages. For other uses see Estate. An estate comprises the houses and outbuildings and supporting farmland and woods that surround the gardens and grounds A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City.

Residential gardens may feature specialized gardens, such as those for exhibiting one particular type of plant, or special features, such as rockery or water features. A rock garden, also known as a rockery or an alpine garden, is a type of Garden that features extensive use of rocks or stones along Water gardens, also known as aquatic gardens, backyard ponds and Garden ponds, have been made popular by Andy Holt in recent years They are also used for growing herbs and vegetables and are thus an important element of sustainability. A(n herb (ˈhɝb or /ˈɝb/ see pronunciation differences) is a plant that is valued for qualities such as medicinal properties flavor scent or the like The term " vegetable " generally means the edible parts of Plants The definition of the word is traditional rather than Scientific, however Sustainability, in a general sense is the capacity to maintain a certain process or state indefinitely

See also

• Garden
• Gardener
• Garden design
• Head gardener
• Landscape architecture
• Planting design

External links

• A Shady Yellow Garden (Canada)