Popular Names for Gardens:
- Green space
- Conservatory
- Garden center
- Park
- Botanical garden
What is a good name for a community garden?
A garden means "a place where flowers are grown". Names can describe feelings or plants. They reflect history like "Butchart Gardens" in Canada named after its creator. Location also names gardens. Symbolic names use imagery. Experiment with names for your space. Enchanting or straightforward ones can inspire your green area. A name can change over time. Find one that resonates with your vision.
What is the Old English word for garden?
The etymology refers to enclosure: from Middle English gardin, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin. The words yard, court, and Latin hortus are cognates – all referring to an enclosed space.
Garden comes from Old English geard, meaning a fence or enclosure, and from garth, meaning a yard or enclosed ground. The overlap between town and garden suggests one word was used for both, since both are enclosed spaces. This indicates early settlements were walled gardens where vegetables were grown.
Modern words like guard and guardian relate to enclosure. The root "gard" indicates grabbing or enclosing. All words for garden in Germanic languages come from the notion of a guarded, surrounded space.
In American usage yard refers to all land around a building, while garden means land for growing plants. In the past ponds were integral, providing water and decoration. Bees pollinated flowers, promoting harvests and providing honey. There are many garden types.