tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5223294603002782762.post8665499420158793201..comments2024-03-24T06:10:25.358-07:00Comments on Noel's Garden Blog: WHERE DO GARDENS END AND LANDSCAPE BEGIN? And what have bagels go to do with it? Noel Kingsburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09443137231998907024noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5223294603002782762.post-6974389063659414542008-02-14T01:03:00.000-08:002008-02-14T01:03:00.000-08:00The Dutch word tuin = a bit of land enclosed by wa...The Dutch word tuin = a bit of land enclosed by walls, hedges, fences etc. Its German equivalent would be Zaun (not Garten) which also refers to an enclosure. Both derive from the Celtic word tun or tuun.<BR/><BR/>An oldfahioned word for garden in Dutch is gaarde. Very similar to garden, Garten, the Danish Gaard, swedish tradgard etc.<BR/><BR/>The Dutch word boomgaarde means orchard; a garden for trees.<BR/><BR/>BTW I'm a Dutch garden designer, so it's not just a British thingy.<BR/><BR/>Like your blog!Yolanda Elizabet Heuzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506031220151023088noreply@blogger.com