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

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

Helena Dove, head of Kew Gardens' kitchen garden, said they had also already seen ripe strawberries - and that this was a trend for other fruits being grown in the UK.

From BBC • May 1, 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

Outside in Bartholdi Park, a kitchen garden showcases edible plants that grow in North America.

From Washington Post • Jun. 28, 2022

The barnyard looked the same, the kitchen garden was unchanged, the same hazy sun shone down.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman