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The kitchen garden today is driven by both aesthetics and necessity. A great variety of vegetables are combined with herbs, annual and perennial flowers and fruit trees in creative ways. The concept of the Kitchen garden dates back to several thousand years. By 2700 B.C., the Egyptians had it recorded history of growing over 500 herbs, which were used as drugs to cure illness. Today in India the herbal plants are the new entrants in gardens. As in cities, people mostly reside in high rise apartments kitchen gardens on roofs or terraces are coming up where pot culture is the current trend. Presently herbs in the kitchen garden are appreciated for their beauty and their use in healthcare. Chefs use herbs to liven their dishes. So, herbs in the Indian kitchen garden is co-existing with annual and perennial flowers.