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

Ms Dove, of Kew's kitchen garden, said that while "traditional" fruits like apples were struggling, "the warm spring means crops like citrus, kiwi, and tropical plants are thriving earlier, with longer seasons and better yields".

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

When I began gardening, I dreamed of making a kitchen garden where I’d plant vegetables, fruits, greens and herbs.

From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2023

They came to the kitchen garden, and Asta said, “That shed—the last one—there’s a light there, like she said.”

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman