I planted flowers in the garden.
子どもたちが庭で遊んでいる。
The children are playing in the yard.
Figurative use meaning a place or sphere where someone acts or is active. It is more literary or set-phrase-like than the everyday word 場 for this meaning.
「活躍の庭」のように、庭が活動の場を比喩的に表すことがある。
As in 活躍の庭, 庭 can figuratively refer to a field of activity.
In the morning I went out into the garden and breathed the fresh air.
The children are happily playing in the yard.
I plan to clean up the garden this weekend.
I planted a rose bush in the garden.
He has been active in the political arena for many years.
庭 is a general yard or garden that may be purely ornamental, while 菜園 is specifically set aside for growing vegetables.
backyard; rear garden
area of the garden near the house; front garden
garden tree; yard tree
with a garden; having a garden
sacred place for receiving divine messages · medium; person who receives divine messages · wagon performer in kagura
inner courtyard; quadrangle
small inner garden; courtyard garden
inner garden; backyard garden
small garden; small yard
flat garden; level garden
garden entrance
garden soil
stall vendor's territory · farm sorting spot (Edo period)
knotgrass; Polygonum aviculare