landscape gardening

American  

noun

1. the art or trade of designing or rearranging large gardens, estates, etc.

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landscape gardening British  

noun

1. Also called: landscape architecture.  the art of laying out grounds in imitation of natural scenery

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Other Word Forms

• landscape gardener noun

Etymology

Origin of landscape gardening

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

Later in his career, in similar vein, he wrote Hapgood, a play about espionage and quantum physics, and Arcadia, about mathematics, thermodynamics, literature, and landscape gardening.

From BBC

Car washes, and pet grooming and landscape gardening services were allowed to reopen Wednesday , as well as outdoor museums, open galleries and other public spaces, with modifications.

From Los Angeles Times

HRH replies: “If there were coal under Sandringham, I would open a mine on the lawns and think it first-rate landscape gardening. Oh, I am quite willing to exchange roe-deer for colliers, at the price.”

From The Guardian

Since coming down, landscape gardening had become his last craze but one.

From Literature

He became increasingly involved with its development through landscape gardening and the construction of an “ornamental farm”.

From The Guardian