John is the only Gospel to mention a garden in connection with Jesus’ burial. There was a garden in the place where Jesus had been put to death need not be pressed to mean that Jesus was crucified in a garden. The tomb was in the garden, and, as the following verse makes clear, the tomb was close to the place of crucifixion.

Where Jesus had been put to death is literally “where he was crucified.”

A new tomb where no one had ever been buried is in keeping with the elaborate burial preparations mentioned in verse 39. Buried translates the same Greek verb rendered placed in verse 42. Where no one had ever been buried may be rendered “where no body had ever been placed” or “where no corpse had previously been put.”

Quoted with permission from Newman, Barclay M. and Nida, Eugene A. A Handbook on the Gospel of John. (UBS Handbook Series). New York: UBS, 1980. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .