kitchen garden

American  

noun

1. a garden where vegetables, herbs, and fruit are grown for one's own use.

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kitchen garden British  

noun

1. a garden where vegetables and sometimes also fruit are grown

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Other Word Forms

• kitchen gardener
  noun

Etymology

Origin of kitchen garden

First recorded in 1570–80

Example Sentences

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kitchen garden

Colorful ceramic fruits, vegetables and flowers mingle on a table covered with myriad serving vessels, all handbuilt in Payawal’s studio, which looks out into her abundant kitchen garden.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026

A local preservation group, supported by a descendant of the 19th century artist, say they fear the site will be "obliterated" by the plans, which include building an archive centre in the hall's kitchen garden.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2025

As spring approaches, I’m looking forward to starting a small kitchen garden with herbs and edible flowers, ready to nurture something new.

From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2025

Haney also helped Michelle Obama create her 1,100-square-foot “ kitchen garden, ” which continues to sprout an assortment of vegetables, fruit and herbs.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 24, 2022

But then it hadn’t, and anyway he loved the dog fennel and the silver poplars and the hedge of lilacs on the south that separated Jenny’s well-drained kitchen garden from the dooryard.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt