Translation guide
The art or practice of designing and creating gardens and outdoor spaces, often with an emphasis on aesthetic arrangement of plants, terrain, and structures.
造園
landscape gardening (general)
ランドスケープデザイン
landscape gardening (professional design)
The overall practice of designing and creating aesthetically pleasing gardens and outdoor spaces.
The standard term for landscape gardening or garden design, encompassing both the art and the profession.
彼は造園の専門家です。
He is a landscape gardening expert.
日本庭園の造園技術は世界的に有名です。
Japanese garden landscaping techniques are world-famous.
Literally 'garden design', often used when emphasizing the planning and design aspect of landscape gardening.
庭園設計の仕事をしています。
I work in garden design.
Borrowed from English 'gardening', often used for home gardening or hobbyist activities, but can overlap with landscape gardening in casual contexts.
May imply smaller-scale or hobby gardening rather than professional landscape design.
週末はガーデニングを楽しんでいます。
I enjoy gardening on weekends.
Specifically referring to traditional Japanese garden design and techniques.
Refers to Japanese gardens themselves, but often used in contexts discussing the art of Japanese landscape gardening.
日本庭園の美しさに感動しました。
I was moved by the beauty of the Japanese garden.
Explicitly 'Japanese garden landscaping', used when discussing the practice or techniques.
日本庭園の造園を学ぶために京都に行きました。
I went to Kyoto to study Japanese garden landscaping.
The professional field of landscape architecture, which includes larger-scale planning and design.
Borrowed from English, commonly used in professional and academic contexts for landscape design/architecture.
彼女はランドスケープデザインの会社を経営しています。
She runs a landscape design company.
Literally 'landscape design', often used for larger-scale or urban landscape planning.
景観設計の分野で働いています。
I work in the field of landscape design.
造園 (zōen) refers to professional landscape gardening or garden construction, often involving design, earthworks, and planting. ガーデニング (gādeningu) is a loanword for hobby gardening, typically smaller in scale and more about plant care than overall landscape design.