in the garden of daffodils and tulips | Somewhere in Middle America

First there was a daffodil. Now we have a tulip. I suppose I should start calling what we’ve got going in front of the house a garden, as the definition of a garden is “a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.” I always considered plant life in front of a house to be “landscaping.” In my mind, “gardens” looked more like these:

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Do you have a garden in your yard or do you consider the plants and flowers in front of your house to simply be landscaping? Please leave your comments below!