What is "garden party"

Garden \Gar"den\ (g[aum]r"d'n; 277), n. [OE. gardin, OF. gardin, jardin, F. jardin, of German origin; cf. OHG. garto, G. garten; akin to AS. geard. See Yard an inclosure.]

1. A piece of ground appropriated to the cultivation of herbs, fruits, flowers, or vegetables.

2. A rich, well-cultivated spot or tract of country. I am arrived from fruitful Lombardy, The pleasant garden of great Italy. --Shak. Note: Garden is often used adjectively or in self-explaining compounds; as, garden flowers, garden tools, garden walk, garden wall, garden house or gardenhouse. Garden balsam, an ornamental plant ( Impatiens Balsamina). Garden engine, a wheelbarrow tank and pump for watering gardens. Garden glass.

   1. A bell glass for covering plants.

   2. A globe of dark-colored glass, mounted on a pedestal, to reflect surrounding objects; -- much used as an ornament in gardens in Germany. Garden house

      1. A summer house.
         --Beau. & Fl.

      2. A privy. [Southern U.S.]

         Garden husbandry, the raising on a small scale of seeds, fruits, vegetables, etc., for sale.

         Garden mold or Garden mould, rich, mellow earth which is fit for a garden.
         --Mortimer.

         Garden nail, a cast nail, used for fastening vines to brick walls.
         --Knight.

         Garden net, a net for covering fruits trees, vines, etc., to protect them from birds.

         Garden party, a social party held out of doors, within the grounds or garden attached to a private residence.

         Garden plot, a plot appropriated to a garden.

         Garden pot, a watering pot.

         Garden pump, a garden engine; a barrow pump.

         Garden shears, large shears, for clipping trees and hedges, pruning, etc.

         Garden spider, (Zo["o]l.), the diadem spider ( Epeira diadema), common in gardens, both in Europe and Americ

         1. It spins a geometrical we

         2. See Geometric spider, and Spider web.

            Garden stand, a stand for flower pots.

            Garden stuff, vegetables raised in a garden. [Colloq.]

            Garden syringe, a syringe for watering plants, sprinkling them with solutions for destroying insects, et

         3. Garden truck, vegetables raised for the market. [Colloq.]

            Garden ware, garden truck. [Obs.]
            --Mortimer.

            Bear garden, Botanic garden, etc. See under Bear, etc.

            Hanging garden. See under Hanging.

            Kitchen garden, a garden where vegetables are cultivated for household use.

            Market garden, a piece of ground where vegetable are cultivated to be sold in the markets for table use.

n. a party of people assembled for social interaction out of doors [syn: lawn party, fete champetre]

"Garden Party" is a 1972 hit song written by Rick Nelson and recorded by him and the Stone Canyon Band on the album Garden Party. The song tells the story of Nelson being booed off the stage at a concert at Madison Square Garden.

A garden party is a gathering of people at an outdoor venue, particularly of social elites.

Garden Party may also refer to:

• Garden Party (film), a 2008 film starring Vinessa Shaw and Willa Holland
• Garden Party (festival), an Irish music festival, held for two years in 2006 and 2007
• Garden Party (board game), a boardgame by Take On You
• "Garden Party" (The Office), an episode of The Office
• "The Garden Party" (The Boondocks), an episode from season 1 of the animated television series The Boondocks

Garden Party is Rick Nelson & the Stone Canyon Band's country rock album from 1972.

The Garden Party was an annual Irish music festival, held for two years in 2006 and 2007 at Ballinlough Castle in Athboy, County Meath. Both events took place over one day in June. The festival was promoted by Pod Concerts & Bodytonic Music. 1 Stages included the Main Stage, the Ambient Lounge, Pogo Tent, The Pond, Second Nature, Holistic Haven, The Rose Garden and Enchanted Playground.

Garden Party is a board game, published by Take On You.

Garden Party is a 2008 American drama film directed by Jason Freeland, starring Vinessa Shaw, Willa Holland and Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence in her film debut. The film was shot in Los Angeles, California and was released on July 11, 2008 in the United States.

"Garden Party (The Great Cucumber Massacre)" is a song by the British neo-progressive rock band Marillion. It was the second single released from their debut album Script for a Jester's Tear. It reached number 16 in the UK Singles Chart in 1983, the band's biggest singles chart success prior to 1985. The song is a parody of social elitism and snobbery. The B-side is a live version of "Margaret" (recorded at Edinburgh Playhouse, 7 April 1983). The 12" single includes a live version of "Charting The Single" (recorded at Hammersmith Odeon, 18 April 1983).

A CD replica of the single was also part of a collectors box-set released in July 2000 which contained Marillion's first twelve singles and was re-issued as a 3-CD set in 2009 (see The Singles '82-'88).

"Garden Party" is the fourth episode of the eighth season of the American comedy television series The Office, and the show's 156th episode overall. The episode originally aired on NBC in the United States on October 13, 2011. It was written by co-executive producer Justin Spitzer and was directed by David Rogers and marks Mindy Kaling's first credit as executive producer. "Garden Party" features a guest appearance from Josh Groban, Dee Wallace and Stephen Collins.

The series—presented as if it were a real documentary—depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania, branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. In the episode, Andy Bernard ( Ed Helms) throws a garden party at Schrute Farms to impress Robert California ( James Spader), with his parents and brother in attendance. Meanwhile, Dwight Schrute ( Rainn Wilson) works to make it a classy event.

"Garden Party" features a substantial appearance by Josh Groban; Kaling had asked Groban if he could guest star in the series, through Twitter. The episode received mixed reviews from critics, with criticism towards its repetition of plot ideas. According to Nielsen Media Research, "Garden Party" drew more than 6 million viewers and received a 3.2 rating/8% share in the 18–49 demographic, staying even with the previous episode, " Lotto". It ranked third in its timeslot, and ranked as the highest-rated NBC series on Thursday.