Collocations for garden - noun
ADJECTIVE
beautiful,
lovely,
pretty
lush
landscaped, manicured
a large country house with beautiful landscaped gardens
lush
landscaped, manicured
a large country house with beautiful landscaped gardens
big,
large
small, tiny
back, front (both esp. BrE)
They hang out washing in their back gardens. (BrE)
small, tiny
back, front (both esp. BrE)
They hang out washing in their back gardens. (BrE)
backyard
(AmE)
These flowers brighten up backyard gardens all over the country.
These flowers brighten up backyard gardens all over the country.
flower,
herb,
kitchen,
rose,
vegetable
Most of the hotel's salads are grown in its own kitchen garden.
Most of the hotel's salads are grown in its own kitchen garden.
rock,
water
a rock garden with an astonishing variety of alpine plants
a rock garden with an astonishing variety of alpine plants
cottage,
country (esp. BrE),
formal,
town (BrE),
walled
plants suitable for a small town garden
plants suitable for a small town garden
community,
private,
public
botanic, botanical
beer
botanic, botanical
beer
VERB + garden
create,
design,
lay out (esp. BrE),
plan
She has created a garden out of a wilderness.
We got someone to design the garden for us.
The garden is laid out in 18th-century style.
She has created a garden out of a wilderness.
We got someone to design the garden for us.
The garden is laid out in 18th-century style.
plant
We planted the garden with wild flowers.
We planted the garden with wild flowers.
dig,
do (esp. BrE),
tend,
tidy (esp. BrE),
tidy up (esp. BrE),
weed
Weekends were spent tending the garden.
Weekends were spent tending the garden.
cultivate,
grow (AmE),
keep (esp. AmE),
maintain
Old Mr Kenyon still keeps a garden.
Old Mr Kenyon still keeps a garden.
water
Maggie unwound the hose and watered the garden.
Maggie unwound the hose and watered the garden.
overlook
The house overlooks the garden.
The house overlooks the garden.
garden + NOUN
flower,
plant
soil
pest
aphids, one of the commonest garden pests
soil
pest
aphids, one of the commonest garden pests
hose,
tools
gate, path, shed, wall
gnome (= for decoration)
furniture, seat
centre/center (esp. BrE), store (AmE)
We got the gravel at our local garden store.
gate, path, shed, wall
gnome (= for decoration)
furniture, seat
centre/center (esp. BrE), store (AmE)
We got the gravel at our local garden store.
party