landscape-gardening
Definition
- Noun (uncountable):
- The art or practice of designing and arranging gardens, parks, and other outdoor spaces to create aesthetically pleasing environments. This involves the skillful combination of plants, structures, pathways, and natural features.
Usage Examples
- (The academic and practical discipline of creating attractive outdoor spaces.)
- (The specific design work done on the property.)
- (The professional activity of planning and building gardens.)
Advanced Usage
"to practice landscape-gardening": to engage in the professional or amateur activity of designing gardens.
- After retiring, he began to practice landscape-gardening in his own backyard. (He started designing and arranging his garden as a hobby.)
"a landscape-gardening project": a specific undertaking to design or redesign an outdoor area.
- The city council approved a landscape-gardening project for the downtown plaza. (A planned effort to improve the plaza's appearance.)
Variants and Related Words
Landscape gardener (n): a person who practices landscape-gardening professionally.
- The landscape gardener suggested adding a stone pathway through the garden. (The professional who designs and implements garden plans.)
Landscape (n/v): the visible features of an area of land, or to improve the appearance of an area by altering its natural features.
- The landscape of the countryside was breathtaking. (The natural scenery.)
- They hired a team to landscape the front yard. (To modify the land for aesthetic purposes.)
Synonyms
- Garden design: the art of planning the layout and planting of a garden.
- Horticultural architecture: a formal term for the design of outdoor spaces.
- Landscaping: a broader term that includes both design and construction of outdoor areas.
Phrasal Verbs
(Note: No phrasal verbs are directly formed with "landscape-gardening" itself, as it is a compound noun.)
Related Idioms
(Note: No common idioms directly involve "landscape-gardening.")