Lettuces and 'Lemon Gem' marigolds growing in a window box off the back deck. The shadow of the roof line falls across the planters in the afternoon, allowing us to grow lettuce even in the summer. Photo by Steve Masley

The first bed is planted with tomatoes and cucumbers along the back, peppers and eggplants along the front, and an interplant of basil between the tomatoes and lettuce between the cucumbers and eggplants. The interplanted vegetables will be ready to start harvesting in 3 weeks, the others will kick in a month later. Photo by Steve Masley

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Design ideas for a large traditional partial sun backyard gravel vegetable garden landscape for fall.

This raised vegetable garden was created with railroad ties. A drip irrigation system was also installed that was easy to use and adjust based on the plant selections to be grown. A decomposed granite pathway was installed around the garden and a planter bed was installed behind the garden to grow up and provide color and screening to the adjacent property.

Raised herb garden bounded by a Western Red Cedar fence, and arbor gate.
Photo of a mid-sized farmhouse full sun side yard gravel and wood fence raised garden bed in New Orleans.

Double City Salad Box planters in a backyard. These planters work well for people with mobility issues who have difficulty bending or squatting to garden.

This client requested a two tiered raised vegetable garden for his Philadelphia row home. Photo shows the finished project.
Inspiration for a mid-sized timeless backyard patio vegetable garden remodel in Philadelphia with no cover

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Photo of a large farmhouse full sun side yard stone formal garden in DC Metro for summer.

Powder coated, heavy gauge aluminum makes for striking beds in this small, formal herb garden. Compact size makes it just right for growing only what is needed. It is a focal point in the garden, and a much loved, lived in space for the homeowners'.

Several months after planting, the formal outline of the garden is softened by lush plantings, while perennials greet visitors and entice pollinators and beneficial insects.

Freeman Construction Ltd
Deck container garden - large craftsman backyard deck container garden idea in Denver with no cover

A traditonally design partierre garden using new school materials creates a powerful punch of WOW in this vegetable garden! Custom designed and built steel planters were sand blasted and allowed to rust. The rust color picks up the matching tones in the beautiful natural sandstone path. Intermixing perennials and annuals with the herbs and vegetables makes for an exhuburant bouqet of color and texture.

William Carson Joyce
Photo of a mid-sized farmhouse full sun backyard gravel vegetable garden landscape in San Diego for summer.

All cedar U-shaped raised bed with trellis for an organic all-season vegetable and herb garden. Eden Condensed creates custom kitchen gardens for small and large yards.

Raised cedar beds along the Sakonnet River, surrounded by in-ground planting beds, enclosed by a perennial border. A blueberry hedge buffers coastal breezes, while a gravel sitting area offers water views from within the garden. Jeremy Brodeur

Raised cedar beds along the Sakonnet River, surrounded by in-ground planting beds, enclosed by a perennial border. A blueberry hedge buffers coastal breezes, while a gravel sitting area offers water views from within the garden. Jeremy Brodeur

Suez Lycett Photography and Design
This is an example of a large traditional backyard stone formal garden in Seattle.

'Jade' green beans growing in a window box. With the right organic soil mix and plenty of water, green beans can thrive in window boxes or other containers. Photo by Steve Masley

As part of this Replacement Dwelling Development, this area between the two large Oak Framed Buildings has been created to form a focal feature in between both buildings. A once totally over grown shaded area due to 20 Leylandi trees being in this part of the Developments Curtilage, this now lovely sunny area has been carefully landscaped with a wonderful dry stone curved wall, with Oak cleft gates and Oak raised beds with Box Ball 'Cloud' Planting. Recalimed York Stone Flags and Setts have also been used and allowing the Oak of the buildings and raised beds to naturally 'silver' will go onto compliment the beautiful 200 year old stone. The Dry Stone wall is soon to be capped off with bull nosed stone coping stones. Pretty Pink structural Tulips have been planted for Spring Colour and pretty feathery Cosmos has been planted for Summer Planting. The Box Balls remain a constant structural planting element all year round and look stunning when frost covered. John Cullen low level Lighting in the raised beds and walk way allow these raised beds to look stunning in the evening.