Garden

gär′dn, n. a piece of ground on which flowers, ., are cultivated: a pleasant spot.— ns. Gar′dener ; Gar′den-gla , a bell-gla for covering plants; Gar′dening , the act of laying out and cultivating gardens; Gar′den-par′ty , a party held on the lawn or in the garden of a private house.— Garden of Eden (see Eden ); Hanging garden , a garden formed in terraces rising one above another—e.g. those of Nebuchadnezzar at Babylon; Market gardener , a gardener who raises vegetables, fruits, . for sale; Philosophers of the garden , followers of Epicurus who taught in a garden. [O. Fr. gardin (Fr. jardin ); from Teut.]