======Gardens in the Wizarding World======
=====Introduction=====
Gardens in the [[Wizarding World]] serve various purposes, ranging from the mundane cultivation of flowers and vegetables to the specialized growing of magical plants for [[Potions]] ingredients and [[Herbology]] study. These spaces often reflect the personality and values of their owners, from the wild, chaotic comfort of the Weasley family's garden to the oppressive neatness of the Dursleys' suburban plot. They can be places of sanctuary, sources of vital magical components, or simply a backdrop for significant events in the lives of witches and wizards.
=====Notable Gardens=====
A number of distinct gardens feature prominently throughout the [[Harry Potter]] series.
====The Burrow's Garden====
  * **Type:** Residence Garden
  * **Location:** [[The Burrow]], [[Ottery St Catchpole]], [[England]]
  * **Owner/Residents:** The [[Weasley family]]
  * **Key Features:** Overgrown, chaotic, filled with magical and mundane plants, infested with [[Gnome]]s.
The garden at [[The Burrow]] is large and untamed, reflecting the Weasley family's relaxed and warm nature. It features a large lawn that requires frequent "de-gnoming," a task often assigned to the Weasley children and [[Harry Potter]]. The garden is home to a murky green pond full of [[frog]]s and is bordered by gnarled trees. Various plants, some magical, grow in abundance, including what [[Arthur Weasley]] believed to be a [[Fanged Geranium]] (PS6). The family's chickens also roam freely. The garden served as the location for [[Bill Weasley]] and [[Fleur Delacour]]'s wedding reception, where a large marquee was erected by [[magic]] (DH8). For Harry, it represented a place of belonging and happy summer memories.
====Number Four, Privet Drive Garden====
  * **Type:** Residence Garden
  * **Location:** [[Number Four, Privet Drive]], [[Little Whinging]], Surrey, [[England]]
  * **Owner/Residents:** The [[Dursley family]]
  * **Key Features:** Immaculately manicured, striped lawn, neat flowerbeds, symbol of suburban normalcy.
In stark contrast to the Weasleys' garden, the garden at [[Number Four, Privet Drive]] is a monument to [[Petunia Dursley]]'s obsession with order and appearances. It is described as being very neat, with carefully tended flowerbeds full of begonias and hydrangeas, and a perfectly striped lawn that [[Vernon Dursley]] maintains with great pride (CS1, OP1). The garden is a key setting for several events, including [[Dobby]]'s Hover [[Charm]] incident, which was witnessed by neighbors from their gardens (CS2). [[Harry Potter]] often sought refuge on the garden bench during the summer, and it was in the flowerbed under the living room window that he overheard news about the escape of [[Sirius Black]] (PA2).
====Hogwarts Greenhouses====
  * **Type:** Educational Garden
  * **Location:** [[Hogwarts grounds]], [[Scotland]]
  * **Owner/Residents:** [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]; managed by the [[Herbology]] professor, [[Pomona Sprout]].
  * **Key Features:** Multiple glass structures, each containing plants of varying danger levels and magical properties.
The [[Greenhouses]] at [[Hogwarts]] are where students take their [[Herbology]] lessons. There are at least three greenhouses, each with different environmental enchantments to suit the needs of the plants within. These gardens are vital for the school's supply of [[Potions]] ingredients. Notable plants cultivated here include screaming [[Mandrake]]s, writhing [[Devil's Snare]], self-fertilising [[Puffapod]]s, and the dangerous [[Venomous Tentacula]] (CS6, HBP14). The greenhouses are a key part of a student's magical education, teaching them how to handle and utilize a wide array of magical flora.
====Xenophilius Lovegood's Garden====
  * **Type:** Residence Garden
  * **Location:** The Lovegood House, near [[Ottery St Catchpole]], [[England]]
  * **Owner/Residents:** [[Xenophilius Lovegood]] and [[Luna Lovegood]]
  * **Key Features:** Eccentric, filled with strange and unique plants, including [[Dirigible Plum]] trees.
The garden surrounding the [[Lovegood]] house reflects the family's quirky and unconventional nature. A crooked path is lined with bizarre plants, and a pair of gnarled crab-apple trees are infested with [[Mistletoe]]. The most distinctive feature is an archway of [[Dirigible Plum]] trees, which grow peculiar orange, radish-like fruits that are believed to enhance one's ability to accept the extraordinary (DH20). A sign on the gate, "THE QUIBBLER. EDITOR: X. LOVEGOOD," is supported by two of these plums.
=====Behind the Scenes=====
  * In the film adaptations, the visual contrast between the garden at [[The Burrow]] and the one at [[Number Four, Privet Drive]] is heavily emphasized to visually represent the differences between the Weasley and Dursley families' values. The Burrow's garden is portrayed as a vibrant, whimsical, and slightly wild space, while the Dursleys' is sterile and rigidly controlled (film).
  * The [[Hogwarts]] greenhouses in the films are depicted as large, ornate Victorian-style glass structures, filled with a vast and exotic array of magical plants, bringing the descriptions from the book to life (film).