[Vocabulary] green or greenery?

[angelene001]

Which one is correct:
1. A house surrounded by green.
2. A house surrounded by greenery.

 

[emsr2d2]

Which one is correct:
1. A house surrounded by green.
2. A house surrounded by greenery.

Neither is a full sentence, but as far as the final word is concerned, there is much more chance of "greenery" being correct than "green".

 

[Grumpy]

Depending on the context, both might be correct.
"A house surrounded by green" might be correct in the context of a house set among green fields or forests [perhaps at some distance from the house], whereas "a house surrounded by greenery" is a house surrounded by bushes or trees, or anything else with green leaves. "Greenery" implies something cultivated for decoration.

 

[angelene001]

"My parents live in a small cottage in the countryside. It's surrounded by green and it's got a well-kept garden"

So both 'green' and 'greenery' are possible here but with a difference in meaning?

 

[SoothingDave]

I can't imagine ever saying a house was surrounded by green.

Maybe if I was talking about a painting.