noun
garden creation; landscape gardening
Refers to the act or art of designing and building a garden, often in a traditional Japanese context. Related to 造園, but 作庭 often implies a more artistic or traditional approach.
See also: 造園
彼は日本庭園の作庭を学ぶために京都へ行った。
He went to Kyoto to study Japanese garden creation.
この寺の作庭は室町時代にさかのぼる。
The garden creation of this temple dates back to the Muromachi period.