Fruit & Vegetable Garden

This sunny, productive space is a mix of edibles and pollinator-friendly companions, designed and tended entirely by hand. At the center, a trellis holds cucumbers on one side and tomatoes on the other. To the left, a bed of peppers (sweet and hot varieties) and eggplant thrives, while to the right, late-season bush beans give way to fall plantings of carrots and lettuces — the young seedlings are protected by a circle of branches.

Lining the fence are blueberries, blackberries, and raspberry bushes, which provide seasonal harvests for both people and birds. Beneath the trellis, a small herb bed of basil, sage, oregano, and rosemary adds flavor to the kitchen and fragrance to the garden. This space reflects the joy of growing food alongside flowers, keeping the soil healthy and the pollinators well-fed.

Note on Plant Names
I’ve identified these plants using the PictureThis app and my own observations. While I’ve tried to be as accurate as possible, I’m not a botanist — so there may be the occasional mix-up. If you spot something I’ve mislabeled or know a better ID, I’d love to hear from you!

A close-up image of a cucumber growing on a plant among green leaves.

Cucumbers

Variety of slicing and pickling

Close-up of a tomato plant with one ripe red tomato and one green unripe tomato hanging on the vine surrounded by green leaves.

Tomatoes

Variety of slicing and sauce tomatoes

Green chili pepper growing on a plant in a garden.

Peppers

Variety of sweet, bell and hot peppers

Close-up of a purple eggplant growing on a plant with green leaves.

Eggplant

Green leafy plant with heart-shaped leaves growing in soil.

Spinach

Malabar spinach

Close-up of a plant with green, veined leaves and red stems growing in soil.

Beets

Close-up of green shrubbery with small leaves growing in soil.

Highbush blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum

Green raspberry plant leaves growing in soil.

Red Raspberry

Rubus idaeus

Greenberry plant growing on a white fence with leaves and small unripe berries.

Allegheny Blackberry

Rubus allegheniensis

Close-up of green plant with jagged leaves growing in soil.

Blue Anise Sage

Salvia guaranitica

Close-up of sage plant with green leaves growing in soil.

Common Sage

Salvia officinalis

Close-up of fresh green basil leaves growing in soil.

Basi

Ocimum basilicum

Close-up of small green oregano plants growing in soil.

Oregano

Origanum vulgare

Close-up of a small green herb plant with tiny leaves growing in soil.

Common Thyme

Thymus vulgaris