sunken garden
Americannoun
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One of their “light touch” moves included removing planters in the sunken garden area out front so more people can eventually sit out there once the planned restaurant goes in, Herzog said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025
The pavilion, a futuristic, three-story trapezoid with a wood-paneled event center, sunken garden and rooftop terrace in the center of the city, will serve Koreatown, which is among the city’s densest and most diverse neighborhoods.
From New York Times • Jan. 2, 2022
A patio wraps across the back of the property, stopping by a swimming pool and sunken garden.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2021
The grounds feature an Elizabethan knot garden, a medicinal herb garden, a circular fragrance garden and a sunken garden, modeled after the pond garden at England’s Hampton Court Palace.
From Washington Post • Mar. 19, 2015
Eventually, with the aid of several glasses of champagne, Tsukiko persuades her to abandon the effort, drawing her out into the sunken garden to distract her.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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