The "secret ingredient" in organic container gardens: worm castings with live worms. Red compost worms convert organic nutrients in potting soils into plant-available form, and the last chamber of the worm gut is loaded with beneficial bacteria and fungi that boost plant immunity, cycle nutrients, and increase the water-holding capacity of the potting soil. Photo by Steve Masley.

This once empty yard was transformed with perennial gardens, raised garden beds, a cute chicken coop, and boxwood hedge with a garden gate. The raised beds are home to strawberries, vegetables, herbs, lavender and annuals.

Summer from a small space. Cathy Edger, Edger Landscape Design
Inspiration for a small rustic full sun backyard gravel vegetable garden landscape in San Francisco for summer.

Flowers planted with vegetables to keep away harmful insects and diseases
Design ideas for a mid-sized full sun backyard stone formal garden in San Francisco for spring.

Just installed this week! Still needs to grow in! Custom made Corten Steel Hexagon Herb Garden beds. Raised up to waist high, can be reconfigured if desired, but loving the honeycomb effect here. Full of perennial herbs like sage, rosemary, thyme, French tarragon.

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.

Fresh vegetable storage Jeff Herr Photography
Large farmhouse medium tone wood floor enclosed kitchen photo in Atlanta with a farmhouse sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, wood countertops, stainless steel appliances and an island

Rodney Rose, Autumn Skies Landscapes
Design ideas for a traditional landscaping in San Francisco.

Inspiration for a traditional vegetable garden landscape in New York.

This vegetable garden looks good year round thanks to clean gravel paths and attractive black fencing that also keeps critters out of the salad greens.

Rodney Rose, Autumn Skies Landscapes
Design ideas for a traditional landscaping in San Francisco.

Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary partial sun backyard formal garden in Los Angeles with decking for summer.

Clients asked for vegetables. We built them a vegetable garden. PIETRO furgiuele

'Farmer's Long Purple' eggplant growing in a 7-gallon Smart Pot. Eggplants in containers often perform as well or better than eggplants planted in the ground. Photo by Steve Masley.

Lovely circle of stone makes for a beautiful herb garden in this rural neighborhood. The texture and structure make for year round interest, and local blond sandstone used extensively in the garden, ties it all together.

Vegetable garden with custom raised beds and arbor.
Photo of a mid-sized transitional full sun side yard gravel formal garden in Providence for summer.

Robust vegetable garden installed as a part of a complete backyard renovation of this Solana Beach residence. This raised vegetable garden is constructed with sustainably harvest Juniper timbers with accents of steel siding. The varying heights and steel accents give the garden a contemporary twist while staying true to the craftsman style of the home.

A beautiful rain barrel captures water to keep the garden lush and green. An espaliered fruit tree takes pride of place in this lovely, manageable family garden. Carolle Huber

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