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

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

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

Cal slipped out the kitchen door and moved through Lee’s waning kitchen garden.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck