Garden
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Gardens are usually land that are used for growing flowers, trees, shrubs, and other plants. The act of caring for a garden by watering the flowers and plants and removing the weeds is called gardening.
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[edit] Types of gardens
There are many types of gardens. People have small private gardens in the backyard outside their house. Some gardens are built indoors in malls, public buildings, or greenhouses. Greenhouses are special buildings where plants are grown. A greenhouse has a transparent glass or plastic roof and walls that let sunlight in.
Water gardens are plants that are grown in ornamental (decorative) pools and ponds. People doing water gardening plant water lilies and other aquatic (water) plants.
Gardening can be done outside of the home, as well. There are in city gardens, botanical gardens (places where plants are grown), zoos which have gardens, and theme parks which have gardens. These types of gardens are cared for by people called gardeners or groundskeepers.
[edit] Gardens compared with farms
Gardens are related to farms (agriculture); both gardens and farms are used for growing plants. But farms are much larger than gardens. A farm may have hundreds of square kilometers of plants and crops. A garden in a person's backyard is usually only measures a few square meters.
Farms are businesses which sell the crops, fruit, and vegetables that are produced. Some gardens are businesses, which charge a fee to enter the garden. However, private gardens in people's backyards are used as a hobby or as a recreation, not as a business.
[edit] Features of gardens
In addition to plants, many gardens also have landscaping features such as pathways, seats, rock gardens, ponds, fountains, or even a small stream.
[edit] Role of gardens
Some gardens are created in people's backyards, outside their home. People with gardens in their backyards use gardens as a place to do gardening. Gardening is a type of physical exercise. As well, many people find gardens relaxing. Many people think that gardens are very beautiful.
In many countries and cultures, designing beautiful (pretty) gardens is considered to be an art. In Japan, for instance, Zen monks build decorative gardens. In Europe in the 1700s, kings and queens had formal gardens built (for example, the gardens at Versailles, France).
