Walled garden
A
walled garden is a
garden which is surrounded by high walls. Whilst these walls may now serve a decorative purpose, their original purpose was to shelter the plants within the garden from winds and frosts. The shelter provided can raise the
ambient temperature within the garden by several degrees, thus permitting plants to be grown that would not survive in the natural climate of the location. Examples of elaborate walled gardens are
Bodysgallen Hall (Wales),
Alnwick Castle (England),
Myres Castle (Scotland),
Muchalls Castle (Scotland) and
Crathes Castle (Scotland). In modern day, walls can be used to keep people out of gardens, such as the elegant
Gramercy Park in
New York City.
