Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Built Environment (hierarchy name)
4. Open Spaces and Site Elements (hierarchy name )
5. open spaces
6. [open spaces by form]

Narrower term/s

• [gardens by form][+]
  • formal gardens [+]
    • bagh [+]
      • chahar bagh
    • geometric gardens [+]
      • knot gardens
      • maze gardens [+]
    • French gardens
  • hanging gardens
  • rock gardens [+]
    • alpine gardens
  • water gardens
  • walled gardens
  • landscape gardens
  • peat gardens
  • miniature gardens [+]
    • penjing
  • boskets
  • Chinese gardens
  • Japanese gardens [+]
    • karesansui
  • Dutch gardens
  • terrace gardens
  • dry gardens [+]
    • rock gardens [NP] [+]
      • alpine gardens
    • xeriscapes [NP]
    • Zen gardens [NP]
  • vertical gardens
• [gardens by function][+]
  • botanical gardens [+]
    • arboretums [+]
      • pineta
  • kitchen gardens
  • market gardens
  • pleasure gardens
  • sculpture gardens
  • tea gardens
  • historic gardens
  • children's gardens
  • xeriscapes
  • healing gardens
  • enabling gardens
  • Zen gardens
  • memorial gardens
  • prayer gardens
  • indoor gardens
  • meditation gardens
• [gardens by location or context][+]
  • cloister gardens
  • roof gardens
  • giardini segreti
  • sunken gardens
• [gardens by product][+]
  • flower gardens [+]
    • rose gardens
  • herb gardens
  • vegetable gardens [+]
    • market gardens [NP]
    • victory gardens
  • ferneries (greenhouses) [NP]
• [gardens by ownership][+]
  • community gardens [+]
    • allotment gardens [+]
      • Schrebergartens
  • private gardens [+]
    • paradise gardens
    • bustanim
  • public gardens

Anotations

Scope note:

Area of ground or open space; usually, but not always, where flowers, shrubs, trees, vegetables, or fruits are grown and cultivated.