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Started by allniter89, May 13, 2017, 02:53:35 PM

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Quote from: allniter89 on May 13, 2017, 02:53:35 PM
What do you call that grassy area around your house?
lawn?
yard?
what's grass, I live in the city  :bigass:
We call it the yard

The lawn is the grassed area itself.

The yard is the area not occupied by building(s), and is usually not all grassed, it can include planters, hedges, patios, etc.
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A garden is something where a plant other than grass is grown -- such as a garden for vegetables or a flower garden.


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Quote from: hbelkins on May 15, 2017, 04:10:24 PM
A garden is something where a plant other than grass is grown -- such as a garden for vegetables or a flower garden.

Regional differences. "Garden" is an acceptable synonym for "yard" outside of North America. Even within the US, "yard" is acceptable synonym for "garden" (see here)

If you have a lot of plants, vegetables, or flowers, you may refer to your "yard" as a "garden" (because that's chiefly what it has become). My grandmother refers to her "backyard" as her "garden", but her "front yard" as such.

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Here in the Maritimes....I go out in the yard to cut the grass. A Lawn is what my neighbor has and it's very distinct on his side of the property line......meticulously fertilized, watered and cut!

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Quote from: wanderer2575 on May 13, 2017, 03:32:33 PM
Yard, covered with lawn.  Does that make sense?  I'm walking around my yard and thinking that I need to mow the lawn.

This is how I think of it too.



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