Gardening vs.Yard Work

Just how do we distinguish the difference? Where do we draw the line?

When I was growing up, a "garden" was always for vegetables. One might have a "flower bed" for aesthetic purposes, but the garden was the productive part of the yard. Just this morning, my Daddy asked me had I planted anything in my garden. I knew what he was asking. ( I answered incorrectly in the past). He was strictly referring to vegetables.

So if my garden is where my vegetables are planted, what do I call the other defined areas of my yard? And what do I call all the work that I do in those other areas? Sometimes, to me, the word 'gardening' sounds a little too snooty and elevates my yard to a status that I am not sure that it deserves (yet). On the other hand, 'yard work' sounds too much like a list of chores that I just need to check off of my to-do list. Clearly, the ongoing maintenance like mowing, edging and such are the least pleasurable chores, but I really enjoy it all. (If nothing else, an ice cold beer never tastes as good as it does after pushing a mower on a hot summer day).

My conclusion is that gardening is when you enjoy what you are doing. Yard work is when you are just doing what needs to be done.