Garden Name Generator

Gardens get named the way houses do. In Britain, where naming a plot is an old habit, gardens take their names from the house they belong to (the Old Rectory Garden), from a dominant plant (Foxglove Cottage), from a feature (the Sunken Garden, the Long Border, the White Garden at Sissinghurst), or from an old field name that survived on the deeds. Grand estates use formal terms with real meanings: a parterre is a patterned bed, a knot garden is clipped hedging, a physic garden grows medicine, a bothy is a gardener's hut.

Small gardens and allotments go cozier. Two-word names built from a plant and a place word are the classic pattern: Larkspur Corner, Peony Place, Bluebell Bank. Animal names work when the animal actually visits (Robin's Rest, Hedgehog Hollow). Naming a garden after its purpose (Cutting Garden, Pollinator Plot, Kitchen Garden) is both honest and charming, and it's what most public and historic gardens do.

A good garden name should be short enough to paint on a slate sign, easy to say to a delivery driver, and true to what actually grows there. This list mixes formal estate styles, cottage-garden whimsy, and modern urban plots so you can find one that fits yours.