15 Easy Herb and Vegetable Garden Designs

Get inspired by these designs for growing herbs and veggies in defined spaces.

By: Kristi York Wooten
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Photo By: Courtesy of Aloe Designs

Photo By: Photo by Bubba Carr. Courtesy of Danna Cain, ASLA at Home & Garden Design, Inc.

Photo By: Photo courtesy of Danna Cain, ASLA at Home & Garden Design, Inc

Photo By: Courtesy of Aloe Designs

Photo By: Photo courtesy of Danna Cain, ASLA at Home & Garden Design, Inc.

Photo By: Courtesy of Aloe Designs

Photo By: Photo by Bubba Carr. Courtesy of Danna Cain, ASLA at Home & Garden Design, Inc.

Photo By: Courtesy of Aloe Designs

Photo By: Courtesy of Aloe Designs

Photo By: Courtesy of Aloe Designs

Photo By: Photo courtesy of Danna Cain, ASLA at Home & Garden Design, Inc

Photo By: Courtesy of Aloe Designs

Photo By: Courtesy of Aloe Designs

Photo By: Photo courtesy of Danna Cain, ASLA at Home & Garden Design, Inc

Photo By: Photo courtesy of Danna Cain, ASLA at Home & Garden Design, Inc

Herb and Vegetable Gardening With Kids

This lively, custom-made, cedar raised veggie bed by Aloe Designs is teaming with radish, beans, carrots, parsley, kale, cabbage, Swiss chard and asparagus, while a chorus of potted herbs flourishes in the background.

Perennial Playtime

Thyme, chives, sage, and basil play nicely in this lush garden by Home & Garden Design, Inc, along with perennials such as agapanthus, phlox, Mexican petunia and daylilies.

Picket Fence Herb Garden

The entrance gate garden by Home & Garden Design, Inc. makes for a convenient spot to plant and pick pretty perennials and basic cooking herbs, including rosemary and chives complemented by daylilies, coreopsis, petunias, parsley and thyme.

Simple Symmetry

Rows of Ikea ceramic pots are neatly arranged by Aloe Designs and filled with curry, sage, oregano, thyme, tarragon and basil.

Cool Characters

This closeup of a front yard edible garden by Home & Garden Design, Inc shows how a glass cloche protects a seedling tomato plant from cool nights while 'Buttercrunch' lettuce, romaine and cabbage thrive in the breeze.

Neat and Sweet

Aloe Designs designed a raised custom cedar wood vegetable bed that's packed and compact, filled with carrots, kale, garlic, corn, beans, arugula, peppers, squash, lettuces, kale and basil.

Cottage Charm

Italian cypress trees watch over this lush perennial and herb garden by Home & Garden Design, Inc. featuring torch lily, 'Limelight' hydrangea, sweet basil, oregano and parsley.

Mix and Match

Fruits, veggies and herbs coexist in a custom corner unit by Aloe Designs featuring early spring seedlings and espaliered baby apple trees underplanted with strawberries.

The Spice of Life

Mint, parsley and chives make a potted garden of herbs both colorful and tasty in this row of planters by Aloe Designs.

Sunken Garden

A sunken garden by Aloe Designs features an in-ground BBQ pit surrounded by pea gravel and an attractive assortment of sage, thyme, lavender, hyssop, winter savory and sage.

Front Yard Flavor

This creative landscape plan by Home & Garden Design, Inc brings curb appeal and herb appeal with throngs of savory edibles, including sage and Texas tarragon paired with perennials such as agapanthus and echinacea.

Traditional Medicinals

This in-ground bed of herbs and medicinal plantings by Aloe Designs meshes lavender, thyme, oregano, and santolina.

Pretty Pottage

This traditional English-style pottage garden by Aloe Designs is full of summer bounty: Beans, corn, cabbage, potatoes, squash, beets, garlic, eggplant, onions and poppies!

Cornerstones in Herb Gardening

This beautiful, front yard edible garden by Home & Garden Design, Inc features a quartet of raised beds with natural stones and a variety of cool season favorites such thyme, kale, lettuces, fennel and parsley.

Landscaping With Herbs

This quiet garden spot created by Home & Garden Design, Inc. includes garlic chives and spirea 'Shirobano' along with lavender, Thai basil and perennial Solidago, which attracts beneficial insects and pollinators.

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