sunken garden

American  

[suhng-kuhn gahr-dn] / ˈsʌŋ kən ˈgɑr dn /

Sometimes sunk garden

noun

1. a formal garden set below the main level of the ground surrounding it.

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Example Sentences

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

The building also smartly takes advantage of the roof, which has a landscaped terrace that encircles the sunken garden and that from above looks like a pool.

From Los Angeles Times

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

A patio wraps across the back of the property, stopping by a swimming pool and sunken garden.

From Los Angeles Times

They built water parks that doubled as reservoirs and designed plazas with sunken gardens and basketball courts that collected runoff when nearby canals overflowed.

From New York Times