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]
7. gardens (open spaces)
8. [gardens by ownership]

Narrower term/s

• paradise gardens
• bustanim

Anotations

Scope note:

Originally, gardens designed to reflect the power and largesse of the aristocracy. Contemporary usage extends to gardens maintained by individuals that are somehow enclosed or secluded, regardless of size, and that may evoke the fanciful or fantastic. Variations of the private garden may be designed to house a collection of artworks, or to highlight a particular plant genus.