.garden

Overview

• .garden is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) introduced through ICANN's New gTLD Program.
• It is intended for the gardening and horticulture community, including gardeners, bloggers, landscape designers, suppliers and manufacturers of horticulture equipment and materials.
• The string is categorized as a Lifestyle new gTLD and is an open TLD.

History

• Delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 13 December 2014.
• Registry operator: Minds + Machines Group Limited (MMX), also referred to as Minds + Machines.
• .garden was one of multiple applications filed by MMX (noted as one of 68 applications the company submitted).
• The contention set for .garden was resolved via a private auction in April 2014, after which MMX (TLDH) won the rights to the string.
• Other applicants that withdrew following the auction included Donuts (Brice Maple, LLC) and Uniregistry.
• Several applicants (including MMX, Donuts and Uniregistry) submitted Public Interest Commitments (PICs) as part of their applications.
• MMX announced a funding arrangement (reported as up to $15 million) intended to be used for auctions in contested gTLDs; the funding arrangement was referenced in relation to MMX's participation in contested strings.

Usage and Audience

• Target audience:
  • Professional and hobby gardeners
  • Horticulturists and landscaping professionals
  • Gardening bloggers and content creators
  • Manufacturers and retailers of gardening equipment and materials
• Purpose: provide community-focused and identity-specific domain names for individuals and organizations in the gardening sector.

Registration Rules

• .garden is an open gTLD and domains are available to the public.
• Applicants for the string submitted Public Interest Commitments (PICs) during the application process.

Notable Cases or Examples

• Contention resolved by private auction: MMX (TLDH) won the .garden string after Donuts and Uniregistry withdrew following a private auction administered by Applicant Auction.
• Previous notable applicants: Donuts (filed via Brice Maple, LLC) and Uniregistry (backed by Frank Schilling) each pursued the string before withdrawing.

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domain:       GARDEN

organisation: Registry Services, LLC
address:      100 S. Mill Ave, Suite 1600
address:      Tempe AZ 85281
address:      United States of America (the)

contact:      administrative
name:         IANA Contact
organisation: GoDaddy Registry
address:      100 S. Mill Ave, Suite 1600
address:      Tempe AZ 85281
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1 480-505-8800
fax-no:       +1 480-624-2546
e-mail:       iana@registry.godaddy

contact:      technical
name:         IANA Contact
organisation: GoDaddy Registry
address:      100 S. Mill Ave, Suite 1600
address:      Tempe AZ 85281
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1 480-505-8800
fax-no:       +1 480-624-2546
e-mail:       iana@registry.godaddy

nserver:      A.NIC.GARDEN 2001:dcd:1:0:0:0:0:10 37.209.192.10
nserver:      B.NIC.GARDEN 2001:dcd:2:0:0:0:0:10 37.209.194.10
nserver:      C.NIC.GARDEN 2001:dcd:3:0:0:0:0:10 37.209.196.10
nserver:      X.NIC.GARDEN 156.154.172.82 2610:a1:1074:0:0:0:1:82
nserver:      Y.NIC.GARDEN 156.154.173.82 2610:a1:1075:0:0:0:1:82
nserver:      Z.NIC.GARDEN 156.154.174.82 2610:a1:1076:0:0:0:1:82
ds-rdata:     27637 8 2 2d10a23a8dfeb7b80721476d3dcc5a5d31a61be1d7d3b5bf6f15f4a2747b347b

whois:        whois.nic.garden

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: http://nic.garden/

created:      2014-10-23
changed:      2024-04-16
source:       IANA