kitchen garden

American  

noun

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

---

kitchen garden British  

noun

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

---

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

I thought a kitchen garden would help me give similar gifts, in the form of brown paper bags filled with fresh produce.

From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2023

When she reached the edge of the kitchen garden, she went down a narrow stone staircase toward the sand.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo