I spied this garden the other day when I was looking for bocce ball courts. I love the way the edible plants inhabit the space between the court and the walkway.

One can enjoy a game at this court, then pick a tomato or two for dinner from the edible garden on the way back into the house.

A garden (particularly a smaller garden) is a great excuse to let your imagination run wild, and to experiment with different looks. This carefully planned out space has a great little walkway, raised vegetable beds, and a bocce ball court. If you lay out how each and every bit of space in your garden will be used, you'll be surprised at how many of your must-have elements you can incorporate!

Summer is also the season of juicy, ripe fruits and vegetables. If you have the space, add a potted lemon tree or two to your balcony. You can also do container gardens or window boxes with herbs or a few berry plants, or raised beds of vegetables. (We all know how good homegrown tomatoes are in summer.)

These Cor-Ten steel planters add to the design's play on squares as well as provide a good spot for growing veggies. See more unexpected edible gardens.

If you have a modern landscape, consider ditching the lumber and use metal instead. The rusted patina adds a nice contrast to this gray cement stone path.

Veggies plus play. Raised Cor-Ten beds are superstylish and play well with the steel-edged boccie court. Look for opportunities to integrate your veggie patch with other outdoor spaces to get the most use, value and joy from your garden.

Sporty space. What better use for a slim strip of land than a European-inspired boccie ball court? Get those couch potatoes away from the big-screen TV and encourage a little friendly competition with this classic game. The long, narrow dimensions of this outdoor play court line up perfectly at the side garden's outer edge. Notice the clean lines and fine details — the constructed box that holds the boccie ball court is finished with the same weathered steel used in four very modern weathered-steel planter boxes.

Due to its long and lean dimensions, a flat side yard is a good place for games that don't interfere with your daily outdoor living. Setting games up near the garden allows different members of the family to interact or just be near one another while engaging in activities that interest them.

Bocce court

Square shape as one idea but may be more efficient with rectangular ones

cool garden

Nice Small Beds

herb boxes

Planter boxes

containers

Outdoor

Planter boxes

Raised beds

Box

Garden

for the left corner

Raised garden beds, pebble walk ways

concrete paver 3x3

planter boxes

Raised Planter Beds

everything

Bocce barriers

Garden

Planters

Garden

Planters

Love the planters and bocce ball pit

Love planter boxes

Rusted steel for raised beds

Materas

Jardin

the garden art, plazma cutter, insert stained glass

Planter boxes

Landscaping vegetable boxes

Vege boxes

like gravel and raised bed and steps

bocce ball court

Nice low maintenance garden

bocce ball court

Planters

Vegetable boxes

Potager en pot

Raised beds

planter boxes

bocce, planter boxes on crushed gravel

the look of the steel boxes ... and the row of them

bocce

Bocce

planter boxes and bocce

Good for our garden in the city.

Small garden boxes

Garden

The stone steps

rusted steel planters

Jardín

Elite

Nice walk way

cor-ten planters and concrete pavers

Raised beds out of 1/4inch steel - bocce ball court to right - like large cement "pavers" that create a wide walkway

front yard walkway

garden

Plåtlådor

nice planters

Potager en boîte.

Boîtes à jardins

Side yard

Corten planters

Nice way to add interest, and greenery to a gravel yard

Boites

Great gardening idea!

garden

rusted steel planters

Steel plantar boxes

Planter box

Backyard play

Concrete slabs and gravel

Raised garden boxes

Gardenboxs

Cantera Garden

Walkway

Boccie ball court with crusher run

Planter...yard

Rusted steel planters

love the planters

cute for garden

I like the idea of these flower boxes for herbs.

Raised beds

Garden Boxes.

Position court beside house near edible planter boxes?

Steel Raised Vegetable/Flower Bed

masetas-square

Клумбы

kruie

design

Raised beds

Raised beds

plant boxes

Tiles intermixed with rocks around the planter boxes

Rusted steel planters

Planters

steel raised beds

Rusted steel planters

Steel planters

Beautiful raised beds.

Garden

Vege planters and pétanque pit

boxes

Bocce ball!

rustedsteel planters

I like el diseño

Container vegetable garden

Huerta

corten steel planters

Garden

Would love a veggie garden

Pots

modern

Jardineria

Jardín; huerta

bocce ball court

large pavers set in gravel

bocce

Corten planters

Boxes.

Raised beds for herbs, salad stuff

Separate boxes, more decorative

for the future

Metal container garden

Veg Garden

Iron veg box

stepping stones

Planter boxes

Terraza

planters

Bac a plante

Decor Idea: Garden. A good way to start a vegetable garden. Can get around the whole planter box.

Raised planting beds

Planters along path

Gravel and stone

raised garden beds

Herb planters

Planters

ball court

Raised bed/garden designs near deck & patio

Good arrangement

my herb garden!!!

Unique Garden boxes

Garden

garden box covered with burlap

Garden beds

The boulle court and the planters

Landscape veg 2

Small raised beds

Planters for veggie garden

Steel planters

Box garden

Raised beds

raised beds

Bocce ball court

Boxes...add to the south side of my front side walk...

macetas

planter box

Jardin y deco muy lindo

Interesting idea for backyard to have plants and play area

rusted metal planter

around house

Great veg gargens

Rusted steel planters

Flower beds along South side and West side with walkway as concrete slabs

garden spaces

חוץ אדנית חלודה

Raised Garden

Landscaping

pavers, gravel

Neat idea for planter boxes

uso de la granza

Huerta

Planters

pea gravel red house

Planters

Raised Planters

Raised beds

Gravel between the grow boxes

Metal garden boxes, yes!

vegetables boxes

pedras placas e jardim

Nice bocci court.

Para hacer con WPC

Raised beds

Que lindo jardin

boxes of plantings

Jardinière en métal

container garden

Bocce ball court! also like large square flagstones set in gravel for walkways