kitchen garden

noun

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

kitchen garden

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• kitchen gardener noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of kitchen garden¹

First recorded in 1570–80

Example Sentences

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.

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Still, locals have managed to cultivate their kitchen gardens.

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"These low-chill apples can be grown as novelty fruit in a kitchen garden, but their viability as a commercial crop is not proven... most of them are a failure," he says.

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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.

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

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