A
garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of
plants and other forms of
nature. The garden can incorporate both natural and man-made materials. The most common form today is known as a
residential garden, but the term
garden has traditionally been a more general one.
Zoos, which display
wild animals in simulated natural habitats, were formerly called
zoological gardens. Western gardens are almost universally based on plants, with garden often signifying a shortened form of
botanical garden.