It is commonly grown in Xeriscape and conventional gardens, and several cultivars of different colors have been developed.

The gardens include: Conifer Grove, Cottage Garden, Cutting Garden, Deciduous Woodland, Demonstration Garden, Fragrance Garden, Garden Canopy, Herb Garden, Iris Bed, Mary Carter Greenway, Ornamental Grass Garden, Oval Garden, Rock Garden Canyon, Rose Garden, Santa Fe Garden, Secret Garden, Shade Garden, Water Garden, Wetlands, Wildflower Meadow, and a Xeriscape Garden.

The gardens include: an aquatic collection ; butterfly garden and 2, 880 square foot ( 270 m² ) butterfly house featuring pansy exhibits during the winter ; greenhouse for tropical plants ; juniper collection with more than 30 types of junipers ; peony collection of 104 cultivars ; pinetum ; rock garden with sedum and sempervivum ; rose garden with more than 350 rose plants ; sensory garden ; Shakespearean garden ; woodlands with azaleas, dogwoods, elm, hackberry, honey locust, mulberry, osage orange, and redbuds ; and Xeriscape demonstration garden.

The Arboretum is sited around Bill Cox Memorial Lake, has a 1. 2 mile ( 1. 9 km ) path, and the following distinct gardens: Arboretum Entrance Garden, Butterfly Garden, Historic Bridge Garden, Wildflower & Ornamental Grass Garden, and Xeriscape Garden.

Xeriscape, a system that accounts for endemic features such as slope, soil type, and native plant range, can reduce landscape water use by 50 – 70 %, while providing habitat space for wildlife.

It was based on the " 7 Principles " of Xeriscape, and includes drought-tolerant plants from the arid West and Mediterranean areas.

The Tropical Plant House displays orchids, calatheas, and other plants ; the Arboretum contains one of the largest collection of non-indigenous Champion trees in the region, among the specimens include Pink Trumpet Tree, Yellow Poinciana, Dynamite Tree, Indian Jujube, Bread Nut Tree, Wampi, and White Sapote among others with understorey plantings and a waterfall ; and the Xeriscape Garden demonstrates low maintenance, minimally-watered gardening.

* Benson Gardens and Xeriscape, with Challenger Tree Memorial — crabapples, plums, maples, evergreens, plus an area of drought tolerant plants.

Low-water gardening is exemplified in the Xeriscape Garden, while nearby Aloe Alley fills the early winter months with flowers.

The world's first Xeriscape Demonstration Garden was created at the Gardens in 1986, and 2 years later its name was changed to Dryland Mesa.

Plants in the American Backyard Xeriscape < sup > TM </ sup > Garden thrive without additional watering and include annuals such as zinnias and marigolds.

The buildings flanking the entrance, though very original and remarkable with fantastically shaped roofs with unusual pinnacles, fit in well with the use of the park as pleasure gardens and seem relatively inconspicuous in the landscape when one considers the flamboyance of other buildings designed by Gaudí.

In gardens, ornamental plants are often grown for their flowers, foliage, or overall appearance ; useful plants, such as root vegetables, leaf vegetables, fruits, and herbs, are grown for consumption, for use as dyes, or for medicinal or cosmetic use.

However, this distinction is becoming blurred with the increasing use of power tools in even small gardens.

Somehow, the use of rosemary in the garden to repel witches turned into signification that the woman ruled the household in homes and gardens where rosemary grew abundantly.

Miniature wargaming typically involves the use of 6 – 54 mm painted metal or plastic miniatures for units, and model scenery placed on a tabletop or floor as a playing surface, although other open areas such as gardens and sandboxes are sometimes used.

Guests can meet gardening experts and learn new ideas they can use in their own home gardens.

Some traditional types of eastern gardens, such as Zen gardens, use plants such as parsley.

Having destroyed a number of texts of the library's collection, deemed by Juvayni to be heretical, it would be expected that he would pay significant attention to the Nizari gardens, particularly if they were the site of drug use and temptation.

In practical terms, this meant that the missions would hold title only to the churches, the residences of the priests and a small amount of land surrounding the church for use as gardens.

Ancient writers describe the possible use of something similar to an Archimedes screw as a process of irrigating the terraced gardens.

A contemporary botanic garden is a strictly protected natural urban green area where a managing organization creates landscaped gardens and holds documented collections of living plants and / or preserved plant accessions containing functional units of heredity of actual or potential value for purposes such as scientific research, education, public display, conservation, sustainable use, tourism and recreational activities, production of marketable plant-based products and services for improvement of human well-being.

Near-eastern royal gardens set aside for economic use or display and containing at least some plants gained by special collecting trips or military campaigns abroad, are known from the second millennium BCE in ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Crete, Mexico and China.

Botanical gardens, in the modern sense, developed from physic gardens, whose main purpose was to grow herbs for medicinal use.

The present day Sadler's Wells has survived as heir to this tradition, after being rebuilt many times and many changes of use including pleasure gardens, theatre, aquatic display venue, circus, music hall.

Model gardens have been created to show visitors how to make use of space in small urban gardens.

He is known for his major contribution to the use of Italianate architecture in Britain, especially the use of the Palazzo as basis for the design of country houses, city mansions and public buildings, he also developed the Italian Renaissance garden style for the many gardens he designed around country houses.

Forest gardens are probably the world's oldest form of land use and most resilient agroecosystem.

" Until the 1950s, the gardens were primarily used for vegetable production, since then there has been a shift to recreational use.

Some perennials and biennials are grown in gardens as annuals for convenience, particularly if they are not considered cold hardy for the local climate.

Community gardens are typically owned in trust by local governments or nonprofits.

The Gardens has received a number of national, state, and local awards since its opening, and its rose gardens are particularly noteworthy.

The gardens of the Palaces, complete with old Venetian stone aquariums, exotic trees and flowers, overlook the bay through old Venetian fortifications and turrets, and the local sea baths ( Μπάνια τ ' Αλέκου ) are at the foot of the fortifications surrounding the gardens.

These peculiar patches are known by local people as " devil's gardens ".

The restoration, which was the subject of a six part Channel 4 television series in 1996, proved to be an outstanding success, not only revitalising the gardens but also the local economy around Heligan by providing employment.

The Trust is undertaking a £ 4 million fundraising project to renovate the Georgian house and gardens to operate as an educational and cultural centre for local schools and JM Barrie enthusiasts and scholars.

Here he added elements of local architectural styles to his classicism, and based his urbanization scheme on Mughal water gardens.

The slopes of the neighbouring hills are covered with olives, vineyards and gardens ; the most important local industry is the manufacture of paper.

There were orchards too and some ancient fruit trees survive in local gardens.

Other cultural amenities include some very good parks and gardens, particularly Barra Hall Park, which is maintained to a high standard by the local authority.

The specific plant species regarded as " yerba buena " varies from region to region, depending on what grows wild in the surrounding landscape, or which species is customarily grown in local gardens.

Angel Oktoberfest is one of the largest of its kind in the U. S. The festival can attract upwards of 350, 000 people and includes beer and wine gardens, softball tournaments at Ebner Ball Park, a local football game and volleyball invitational tournament, carnival rides, crafts, a wide assortment of German food, and a two-day car show.

The library also features public gardens with sculptures provided by local artists.

Forest gardens have been shown to be a significant source of income and food security for local populations.

For instance, the ' Parappool Kaavu ' ( Mele Kaavu and Thazhe Kaavu ) and ' Kayyath Naagam ' are important local temples in Taliparamba ( Kannur District ) with private forests / forest gardens.

The local authorities were inspired by Anna Lindhagen, a social-democratic leader and a woman in the upper ranks of society, who visited allotment gardens in Copenhagen and was delighted by them.

Under the acts a local authority is required to maintain an " adequate provision " of land, usually a large allotment field which can then be subdivided into allotment gardens for individual residents at a low rent.

The gardens in the of private land stretching to the sea are still a major attraction today together with the Bishop's Walk at the local beauty spot of Ansteys Cove.

This has resulted in a lively programme of social activities for local residents, including a choir, a ukulele band and an annual open gardens event, and its importance has been recognised by attracting grants for its work in community-building.

It contains a major regional art gallery with an excellent local collection and is noted for its extensive rose gardens.

Today, Midler and her organization work with local volunteers and community groups to ensure that these gardens are kept safe, clean and vibrant.

Ciudad Lerdo is known for its parks, gardens, and ice cream made with fresh milk from local dairies.