Gardens

backyard	the whole area behind and belonging to a house, including an area of grass and the garden	Keep it in the backyard and give it a doghouse	takapiha
barbecue	a metal frame for cooking food on over an open fire outdoors	I put another steak on the barbecue.	grilli
bench	a long seat for two or more people, usually made of wood	She slid into the opposite bench and let her gaze drop significantly to the cup in his hand.	penkki
border	a long narrow area of soil which is planted with flowers, along the edge of the grass		kukkapenkki
boundary	a real or imagined line that marks the limits or edges of something and separates it from other things or places; a dividing line	After the war the national boundaries were redrawn.	raja
clothes line	a piece of thin rope or wire, attached to posts, that you hang clothes on to dry outside after you have washed them	Clothes hang on a long clothes line.	pyykkinaru
courtyard	an open space that is partly or completely surrounded by buildings and is usually part of a castle, a large house, etc.	Her bedroom overlooked the courtyard.	sisäpiha
deck	a wooden floor that is built outside the back of a house where you can sit and relax	After dinner we sat out on the deck.	terassi
decking	wood used to build a floor (called a deck) in the garden next to or near a house	We spent hours decking the chapel with flowers before the wedding.	kansi
fence	a structure made of wood or wire supported with posts that is put between two areas of land as a boundary, or around a garden, field, etc. to keep animals in, or to keep people and animals out	The two women chatted over the garden fence.	aita
flagstone	​a large flat square piece of stone that is used for floors, paths, etc.	Color, texture, especially on the walls, terra cotta or flagstone tile flooring.	laatta
flower bed	a piece of ground in a garden or park where flowers are grown	a garden with beautifully kept flower beds	kukkapenkki
flowerpot	a small container made of plastic or clay for growing plants in	Accessories include ideas for a birdhouse and flowerpot that use sea glass in their designs.	kukkaruukku
fountain	a structure from which water is sent up into the air by a pump, used to decorate parks and gardens	In the center of the chamber was a small fountain whose waters had long gone dry.	suihkulähde
garbage can	a large container with a lid(= cover), used for putting rubbish in, usually kept outside the house		roskasäiliö
garden	a piece of land next to or around your house where you can grow flowers, fruit, vegetables, etc., usually with a lawn	Weekends were spent doing the garden.	puutarha
gate	a barrier like a door that is used to close an opening in a fence or a wall outside a building	He pushed open the garden gate.	portti
gravel	small stones, often used to make the surface of paths and roads	A gravel drive led up to the house.	sora
greenhouse	a building with glass sides and a glass roof for growing plants in	Replace all sorts of greenhouse plants.	kasvihuone
hanging basket	a basketor similar container with flowers growing in it, that is hung from a building by a short chain or rope	The village was decorated with hanging baskets, banners, colourful flowerbeds, and everywhere had been swept, weeded and the grass in the park freshly cut.	amppeli
hedge	a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, usually along the edge of a field, garden or road		pensasaita
hose	a long tube made of rubber, plastic, etc., used for putting water onto fires, gardens, etc.	You need a fire hose; a garden hose isn't powerful enough to tackle a fire.	letku
hot tub	heated bath, often outside, that several people can sit in together to relax	Men go into a motorized hot tub that floats in the lake.	poreallas
lawn	an area of ground covered in short grass in a garden or park, or used for playing a game on	In summer we have to mow the lawn twice a week.	nurmikko
moat	a deep wide channel that was dug around a castle, etc. and filled with water to make it more difficult for enemies to attack	The castle was ringed by a moat spanned by a wooden drawbridge.	vallihauta
ornamental	used as decoration rather than for a practical purpose	The chimney pots are purely ornamental.	koristeellinen
patch	a small area of something, especially one which is different from the area around it	We sat in a patch of shade under a tree.	laikku, paikka
path	a way or track that is built or is made by the action of people walking	Follow the path through the woods.	reitti, polku
patio	a flat hard area outside, and usually behind, a house where people can sit	Let's have lunch out on the patio.	patio, sisäpiha
paving stone	a flat, usually square, piece of stone that is used to make a hard surface for walking on	In many modern gardens pathways made of old paving stones lead from the house to different parts.	katukivi
picket	a pointed piece of wood that is fixed in the ground, especially as part of a fence	a picket fence	paalu
plant pot	a container for growing plants in	The waiting room consisted of two chairs, an empty magazine rack, and a potted plant in the corner.	kukkaruukku
pond	a small area of still water, especially one that is artificial	a fish pond	lampi
potting shed	a small building where seeds and young plants are grown in pots before they are planted outside		vaja
roof garden	​a garden on the flat roof of a building	​a garden on the flat roof of a building	kattopuutarha
shed	a small simple building, usually built of wood or metal, used for keeping things in	a garden shed	vaja
shrubbery	an area planted with shrubs	Shrubbery graced its area and flowers its window-sills.	pensaikko
sundial	a device used outdoors, especially in the past, for telling the time when the sun is shining. A pointed piece of metal throws a shadow on a flat surface that is marked with the hours like a clock, and the shadow moves around as the sun moves across the sky.		aurinkokello
sunlounger	a chair with a long seat that supports your legs, used for sitting or lying on in the sun	Girl was sleeping in sunlounger.	aurinkotuoli
swing	a seat for swinging on, hung from above on ropes or chains	Her dad pushed her on the swing.	keinu
trellis	a light frame made of long, narrow pieces of wood that cross each other, used to support climbing plants		ristikko
windbreak	a row of trees, a fence, etc. that provides protection from the wind		tuulelta suojaava puuistutus
washing line	a piece of thin rope or wire, attached to posts, that you hang clothes on to dry outside after you have washed them	Donated clothes flap on the washing line just above Gunel's head.	pyykkinaru
yard	a piece of land next to or around your house where you can grow flowers, fruit, vegetables, etc.	He entered the yard through the back gate.	piha
fork	a garden tool with a long or short handle and three or four sharp metal points, used for digging	Jonathan put the last fork beside a plate and smiled up at her.	talikko
lawnmower	machine for cutting the grass on lawns	We could hear the sound of a lawnmower purring in the back garden.	ruohonleikkuri
mulch	material, for example, decaying leaves, that you put around a plant to protect its base and its roots, to improve the quality of the soil or to stop weeds growing	Mulch and water fruit trees and strawberries in dry weather, desisting when the fruit begins to ripen.	lehtikate
peat	​a soft black or brown substance formed from old or dying plants just under the surface of the ground, especially in cool wet areas. It is burned as a fuel or used to improve garden soil.	Dig some peat into the soil before planting.	turve
prune	to cut off some of the branches from a tree, bush, etc. so that it will grow better and stronger	When should you prune apple trees?	karsia
rake	a garden tool with a long handle and a row of metal points at the end, used for gathering fallen leaves and making soil smooth		harava
secateurs	a garden tool like a pair of strong scissors, used for cutting plant stems and small branches	he hardly saw the pair of secateurs	oksasakset
seedbed	an area of soil which has been specially prepared for planting seeds in	We began to rake over the seedbed while they were selecting the seeds.	kylvöpenkki
shears	a garden tool like a very large pair of scissors, used for cutting bushes and hedges	Men do cut in garden with large shears.	pensassakset
shovel	a tool like a spade with a long handle and a broad metal part with curved edges, used for moving earth, snow, sand, etc.	workmen with picks and shovels	lapio
slug	a small, soft creature, like a snail without a shell, that moves very slowly and often eats garden plants	he war with the slugs in my garden	etana
snail	a small, soft creature with a hard, round shell on its back, that moves very slowly and often eats garden plants. Some types of snail can be eaten.	he war with the snails in my garden	kotilo
soil	the top layer of the earth in which plants, trees, etc. grow	She dug the compost into the soil.	multa, maaperä
wheelbarrow	a large open container with a wheel and two handles that you use outside to carry things	We loaded the wheelbarrows with sand.	kottikärryt