Garden is where people plant their favorite flowers. Abil If I grow trees of various kinds (not fruit trees) on a piece of land, can I call it a "tree garden"? That will be a "grove".
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AbilIf I grow trees of various kinds (not fruit trees) on a piece of land, can I call it a "tree garden"?That will be a "grove".
AbilI call it a "tree garden"?Yes, but that is more common in British English than American English.
fivejedjonThis speaker of BrE has never heard of a 'tree garden'.It sounded OK, given the different in useage of "garden" between the two languages.
Abil But what I meant is that the trees have been planted so they they can be sold when they are matured.Then, that is a tree farm.
fivejedjonThis speaker of BrE has never heard of a 'tree garden'. If it had been deliberately planted, it might call it an arboretum.Ever been to Westonbirt, 5jj?