Built-in LED grow lights provide optimal illumination for leafy greens, herbs, and even small fruits, while the automated watering and nutrient distribution system ensures your plants thrive with minimal effort. The accompanying Rise Gardens app offers real-time reminders and guidance on care for a full spectrum of sprouting plants. And unlike many hydroponic setups that feel more utilitarian, Rise Gardens blends well into modern interiors with its sleek, charcoal-colored metal shelves and wood accents.

Ingarden Microgreens Growing Kit

Designed with a handcrafted ceramic base and a minimalist stainless steel frame, this stylish little garden is as much a design statement as it is a superfood incubator.

Available in a range of dreamy, muted colors, its fully automated, soil-free system uses biodegradable seed pads that require zero planting effort. Just add water to the ceramic bowl, place the seed pads in position, and let the self-watering wick system and built-in LED grow light do the rest. In about a week, you’ll have fresh microgreens ready to top your salads, sandwiches, or smoothies, no green thumb required.

If your design philosophy leans towards maximizing style and space, the Gardyn Home Kit 2.0 is your vertical gardening soulmate. This elegant system lets you grow up to 16 types of plants at once while taking up only 1.4 square feet.

With its tree-like, sculptural frame and neutral-toned aesthetic, the Gardyn looks more like an art installation than a hydroponic garden. But beyond its good looks, this system is brilliantly automated—smart sensors and AI technology track your plants’ growth via Wi-Fi, adjusting water and light levels to keep them thriving with minimal effort on your part (really you just need to check the water tank levels and add plant food). Better yet, each comes with a starter kit with a trio of plant pods to get you started in hydroponic gardening.

Spade to Fork Organic Culinary Herbs Kit

An ideal design for your windowsill, Grove’s curated soil-based kit lets you cultivate a fresh, organic, indoor herb garden—think basil, rosemary, thyme, chives, and parsley—right in your kitchen.

True to Grove’s eco-conscious ethos, every element of this kit is designed with sustainability in mind, from the organic, non-GMO seeds to the minimalist, biodegradable packaging.

While it doesn’t come with the high-tech flair of a hydroponic system, there’s something charmingly hands-on about this DIY garden kit that makes it worth it. It’s a back-to-basics, beautifully designed way to reconnect with fresh ingredients—without cluttering your kitchen with plastic pots.