Stephen Dalton / Garden black ants {Lasius niger} feeding on drop of syrup on granite work surface, UK

Ernie Janes / Compact marjoram (Origanum vulgare) 'Compactum' in flower in kitchen garden

Juan Manuel Borrero / Sage (Salvia officinalis) flowers, Spain, April.

Juan Manuel Borrero / Sage (Salvia officinalis) flowers, Spain.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Kitchen garden with cabbages in the village of Samagaon (3.530m). Manaslu Conservation Area, Himalayas, Nepal, October 2009.

Jean E. Roche / Exhibit titled 'The Kitchen Garden' at the International Garden Festival 2011, theme Biodiversity, Chateau Chaumont-sur-Loire, France, June 2011

Philippe Clement / Bay laurel / Bay tree / True laurel / Sweet bay / Laurel tree (Laurus nobilis) in kitchen garden, native to the Mediterranean region

Gary K. Smith / Assortment of kitchen garden herbs in pots, chives, marjoram, parsley, basil, thyme, Norfolk, UK, June

Gary K. Smith / Assortment of kitchen garden herbs in pots, chives, marjoram, parsley, basil, thyme, Norfolk, UK, June.

Stephen Dalton / Garden black ant {Lasius niger} feeding on grains of sugar in kitchen sink, UK

Stephen Dalton / Black garden ant (Lasius niger) feeding on spilt brown sugar in kitchen sink, UK

Gary K. Smith / Biodegradable cornstarch bag with kitchen waste products ready for the compost heap, UK

Klaus Echle / Garden dormouse foraging in kitchen {Eliomys quercinus} Germany. hand-raised

Nigel Cattlin / Crab apple, (Malus 'John Downie'), with red, orange-yellow ovoid fruit on the tree, Berkshire, August

Angelo Giampiccolo / Fresh vegetable and salad produce from a kitchen garden, Manziana, Rome, Italy.

Nick Upton / Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) in flower, Somerset, UK, March.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Jumping spider (Euophrys rufibarbis) female, with insect prey on a Sage (Salvia officinalis) leaf, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy. May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) larva on a Sage (Salvia officinalis) leaf, Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy. May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) pupa on a Sage (Salvia officinalis) leaf, Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy. May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Jumping spider (Euophrys rufibarbis) female, resting on Sage (Salvia officinalis) leaf, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy. May.

Nigel Cattlin / Trailing or creeping rosemary (Rosmarinus officinaris prostratus) blue flower on prostrate herb attractive to bees and other invertebrates, April

Nigel Cattlin / Red and green lettuce (Lactuca sativa) grown in a terracotta container to provide cut and come again baby lettuce leaves for salads. Berkshire, England, UK, April.