What is Garden?
[[File:SF Japanese Garden.JPG|thumb|300px|Garden in [[San Francisco]]]] A '''garden''' is usually a piece of [[land]] that is used for [[agriculture|growing]] [[flower]]s, [[tree]]s, shrubs, and other plants. The act of caring for a garden by watering the flowers and plants and removing the weeds is called [[gardening]]. == 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, and if you want to maintain your privacy, adding a metal garden screen can enhance the beauty of your garden 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 [[gardener]]s or [[groundskeeper]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=10 Best Garden Privacy Screens for 2024|url=https://www.jpost.com/advisor/patio-lawn-and-garden/10-best-garden-privacy-screens-775744|access-date=2024-02-13|website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com|language=en-US}}</ref> == 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 usually used as a [[hobby]] or as a [[recreation]]