[Tagging] difference between park and garden

[Roy Wallace]

On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 10:13 AM, John Smith <deltafoxtrot256 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 4 June 2010 08:39, Roy Wallace <waldo000000 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 11:34 PM, John Smith <deltafoxtrot256 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> public parks are usually big open spaces, public gardens are often
>>> themed and or run by botanical societies etc...
>>
>> Using that definition, what would you call the Brisbane City Botanic
>> Gardens, then? http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/BCC:BASE::pc=PC_1368
>> There are big open spaces...
>
> I haven't seen the Botanical Garden in Brisbane, although I should at
> some point, but this would fall under themed and/or run by botanical
> societies I would have thought, yes there may be open spaces but the
> Garden would have various themes running through different sections.

Ok, clear enough: if it is themed or has themed sections, it's a
public garden, otherwise it's a public park.