The defining feature of a digital garden is the [[wikiref]] (or ”bidirectional link”). By adding dense internal links, the pages of a site become descriptive of a topography of concepts which describe or are used in said site.

Techniques found in the wild are typically a mix derived from personal knowledge management, personal wikis, tools for thought, zettelkasten, and evergreen notes among others.

WikiBonsai is the culmination and curation of what this particular gardener has learned and built.

Also, “gardening” is a surprisingly common metaphor that pops up in many unexpected places.