We've designed two Kitchen Garden Design Plans to maximize space for a succession of tasty vegetables and herbs throughout the spring, summer and fall. Each shows you what to plant, when to plant, and what crop follows another as the seasons change. Our simple Succession Garden for Long Summer, Mild Winter Gardens was created to show what can be done in a small backyard garden in parts of the country where summers are long and winters are mild without deep frost: USDA zones 8-10 and warmer areas of zone 7. Last year we planted and took pictures of this garden to show how productive it can be.