A vibrant, well-maintained garden bed featuring rows of leafy greens, herbs, and colorful flowers, with a trellis covered in vines in the background.

Create a realistic garden in Southern California, partial shade with 2–3 hours of sun, in a 50 square foot ground bed. Include climbing spinach (Malabar spinach) growing on a trellis at the back, dwarf fruit shrubs such as currants, gooseberries, and elderberries behind or beside the trellis. In the middle row, show leafy greens like kale and Swiss chard interplanted with perennial flowers such as coral bells, hardy geraniums, and astilbe. In the front row, include herbs like parsley, chives, and cilantro, along with lettuce, baby spinach, and annual flowers like impatiens and begonias. Make it realistic, photo-style, showing spacing, plant height differences, and a natural, well-maintained garden bed. See more