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

Derived Forms

• kitchen gardener, noun

Other Words From

• kitchen gardener noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of kitchen garden¹

First recorded in 1570–80

Example Sentences

Because rhubarb is the most reliable early summer plant in Seattle-area kitchen gardens, I decided to see what would happen if I grilled some with that sweet sauce.

From Seattle Times

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

From Washington Post

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

From Washington Post

Nearby, a kitchen garden produces bountiful crops of vegetables, herbs and fruit utilizing an efficient drip irrigation system, and it benefits from regular applications of compost and mulch.

From Seattle Times

Participants can tour the heritage kitchen garden, poultry house, orchard and more, join pancake and egg and spoon races, enjoy a cooking competition and more.

From Seattle Times