Backyard vs. Garden — What's the Difference?

A backyard, or back yard, is a yard at the back of a house, common in suburban developments in the Western world.In Australia, until the mid-20th century, the back yard of a property would traditionally contain a fowl run, outhouse ("dunny"), vegetable patch, and woodheap. More recently, these have been replaced by outdoor entertainments such as a barbecue and swimming pool.

A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, or enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature, as an ideal setting for social or solitary human life. The single feature identifying even the wildest wild garden is control.

A yard at the rear of a house.

A piece of ground adjoining a house, in which grass, flowers, and shrubs may be grown

A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.

A large public hall

(colloquial) A person's neighborhood, or an area nearby to a person's usual residence or place of work and where the person is likely to go.

Cultivate or work in a garden

(colloquial) An area nearby to a country or other jurisdiction's legal boundaries, particularly an area in which the country feels it has an interest.

A plot of land used for the cultivation of flowers, vegetables, herbs, or fruit.

The grounds in back of a house

An arrangement of living material that is cultivated for food, as a fungus garden maintained by ants.

Often gardens Grounds laid out with flowers, trees, and ornamental shrubs and used for recreation or display

A yard or lawn.

A fertile, well-cultivated region.

An open-air establishment where refreshments are served.

A large public auditorium or arena.

To cultivate (a plot of ground) as a garden.

To furnish with a garden.

To plant or tend a garden.

To work as a gardener.

Of, suitable to, or used in a garden

Provided with open areas and greenery

Garden-variety.

An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes.

(in the plural) Such an ornamental place to which the public have access.

(attributive) Taking place in, or used in, such a garden.

The grounds at the front or back of a house.

(cartomancy) The twentieth Lenormand card.

(figuratively) A cluster; a bunch.

(slang) Pubic hair or the genitalia it masks.

To grow plants in a garden; to create or maintain a garden.

Of a batsman, to inspect and tap the pitch lightly with the bat so as to smooth out small rough patches and irregularities.

Common, ordinary, domesticated.

A piece of ground appropriated to the cultivation of herbs, fruits, flowers, or vegetables.

A rich, well-cultivated spot or tract of country.

To lay out or cultivate a garden; to labor in a garden; to practice horticulture.

To cultivate as a garden.

A plot of ground where plants are cultivated

The flowers or vegetables or fruits or herbs that are cultivated in a garden

A yard or lawn adjoining a house

Work in the garden;