plural of garden
"The city council approved funding to repair all the public gardens in downtown."
In plain English: Gardens are outdoor spaces where people grow plants, flowers, and vegetables.
"The children spent their afternoon playing in the public gardens."
Usage: Use "gardens" to refer to two or more separate places where plants are cultivated, such as multiple public parks or private plots. Do not use it as a singular verb; the singular form is "garden."
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of garden
"She gardens every weekend to keep her roses blooming through the summer heat."
In plain English: To garden means to take care of plants by planting them, watering them, and keeping them healthy.
"They spend their weekends gardening in the small backyard."
Usage: Do not use "gardens" to describe the act of cultivating plants; that action is performed by the verb "garden." Instead, save "gardens" strictly for describing a third-person subject, such as he or she, who tends a garden.
plural of Garden
"The city council approved funding to expand three new community gardens in the downtown district."
Derived from Old English geard, this term originally meant an enclosure, fence, or courtyard rather than specifically cultivated plants. The sense of a place where flowers and vegetables are grown evolved later in Middle English.