Where you place your kitchen garden matters just as much as what you plant in it. A garden close to the kitchen becomes part of dinner, part of your daily rhythm, and part of the beauty of your home. This week, we’re talking about why the best kitchen garden location is usually closer than you think.

Spring greens aren’t just a seasonal trend—they’re some of the most nutrient-dense foods we eat all year.

And right now, they’re growing in your garden.

Here’s why your body is craving them—and how to harvest, eat, and store them in a way that actually preserves their benefits.

Behind the traffic on Woodmont Boulevard sits a backyard designed for wandering. What began as a long, narrow lawn is now a family landscape filled with garden beds, winding paths, a fire circle, and a tiny A-frame hideaway at the edge of the woods. Step inside and explore a garden built for curiosity, play, and the kind of childhood memories that stick.

A midcentury modern gem in Nashville gets a garden to match. With bold black cedar beds, curved native plantings, and stone pathways softened by thyme, this garden balances structure and whimsy—becoming a true extension of the home it surrounds.

It’s easy to feel decision fatigue when getting started on a family homestead. There are so many new things to learn— the garden? chickens? how to compost? But in this new garden tour, Lauren and Jerod took the plunge, purchasing a greenhouse, coop, and shed before they had a fully fleshed out plan. With a little help from TKG, the end result was a beautifully integrated garden.

Clients often call us to plan a garden while the house is only in blue-print stage. In this design, we took advantage of the long runway to create something spectacular.

See the design process for creating an efficient garden that will produce pounds of food in a relatively small space.

A new Corten Steel Trio of raised beds adds worn-in charm to an elegant Southern back porch.