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in the garden vs on the garden

'In the garden' is the proper English phrasing. 'On the garden' is not a common or correct phrase in English. 'In the garden' is used to indicate a location inside the garden.
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Last updated: October 31, 2024 • 11573 views

in the garden

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate a location inside the garden.

Use 'in the garden' when referring to a location inside the garden, such as where activities are taking place or where objects are located.

Examples:

  • She likes to read in the garden.
  • The children are playing in the garden.
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  • "In the Garden" (sometimes rendered by its first line "I Come to the Garden Alone" ) is a gospel song written by American songwriter C. Austin Miles (1868–1946), ...
  • IN THE GARDEN. “Thinking He was the gardener, she said, 'Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where you have put Him, and I will get Him.'” John 20: 15 ...
  • Is so sweet the birds hush their singing, And the melody that He gave to me. Within my heart is ringing. I'd stay in the garden with Him, Though the night around ...

Alternatives:

  • in the park
  • in the backyard
  • in the field
  • in the forest
  • in the orchard

on the garden

This phrase is not correct in English. 'On the garden' is not used to indicate a location inside the garden.

  • Feb 11, 2016 ... If the rope is lying somewhere behind your house, you'd say it's "in the garden", not "on the garden". If the garden was enclosed in a box and ...
  • Dec 7, 2015 ... by Louis Macneice. The sunlight on the garden. Hardens and grows cold, We cannot cage the minute. Within its nets of gold; When all ...

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