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Many Americans like to have a flower garden in front of their house to make it more beautiful. The gardener tries to plant a lot of colorful plants that "flower" (bloom; produce flowers) at different times of the year. If the plants are chosen because they'll "attract" (make something want to come) "butterflies" (flying insects with large, colorful wings), the garden is known as a "butterfly garden." If the garden is in a "shady" (in a shadow; without much sunlight) area, it is known as a "shade garden" and has only plants that grow well in the shade.

A "vegetable garden" is typically grown behind a house, where people don't see it. Vegetable gardens aren't "intended" (meant; supposed) to be beautiful. Instead, they are intended to be used for growing food. A typical vegetable garden produces enough tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers, carrots, and other vegetables for one family to eat during the summer. An "herb garden" is a small garden that has also has "edible" (able to be eaten) plants, but only "herbs," which are small plants with strong flavor, like oregano, basil, and mint.

A "community garden" is shared space where many people grow plants, especially when they don't have enough land to grow a garden in their own home or apartment.

Some people don't want to spend a lot of time working in a garden, so they might have a "rock garden," where rocks are placed "artistically" (in nice-looking ways) for "visual interest" (something that people like to look at). If there are enough rocks, weeds can't grow there.

City parks sometimes have "sculpture gardens" where there are many "sculptures," or large pieces of art made from wood, plaster, or metal. The focus is on the artwork - not on plants - so the sculptures often just rest on grass.