Definition

1. Adjective:
   • (Of an area of land) improved, designed, or made more attractive through gardening, planting, or landscape architecture. It describes outdoor spaces that have been intentionally arranged, planted, or modified for aesthetic or functional purposes.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The hotel grounds are beautifully landscaped with native plants and winding pathways.
  • They bought a house with a professionally landscaped backyard, complete with a patio and flower beds.
  • The university campus is landscaped to provide both green spaces for students and habitats for local wildlife.

Advanced Usage

• "to be landscaped": This is the common passive form used to describe the state of an area.
  • The entire park was landscaped by a famous architect.
• "landscaped area/grounds/garden": Common noun phrases used with the adjective.
  • The office complex features extensive landscaped areas for employees to enjoy.

Variants and Related Words

• Landscape (noun): All the visible features of an area of land.
  • The painting depicts a rural landscape.
• Landscape (verb): To improve the aesthetic appearance of a piece of land by changing its contours and planting trees, shrubs, etc.
  • They hired a firm to landscape their property.
• Landscaper/Landscape Architect (noun): A person who designs and plans landscapes.
  • We consulted a landscape architect for the project.

Synonyms

• Cultivated: (Of land) prepared and used for growing crops or plants; can imply care and management.
• Manicured: (Of lawns or gardens) neatly trimmed and maintained.
• Designed: Planned and created with a specific purpose or appearance in mind.

Related Phrases

• Landscaping services: Commercial services offered to design and maintain gardens and grounds.
  • The company provides full landscaping services, from design to maintenance.

Adjective

1. (of land) improved by gardening or landscape architecture
   • carefully landscaped gardens