8 Best Indoor Smart Gardens for 2025

The AeroGarden Bounty Elite Artisan is a relatively compact indoor gardening system that manages to accommodate up to nine plants of your choice right out of the box — options range from herb mixes to tomatoes, peppers and flowers.

Adjustable LED light stand can grow up to 24 inches tall as plants grow. Plant food is also included, as well as an optional trellis system designed to house tomatoes and other plants that need support as they grow.

I’m currently in the early stages of growing nine lavender plants, but the AeroGarden has made the process incredibly simple. The instructions clearly guide you through the initial setup and the screen alerts you when you need to add more plant food.

While the Click & Grow system has a reservoir and draws water into the soil shells, the AeroGarden uses a pump to circulate the moisture. Fortunately, the pumping sounds like a gentle trickle rather than a distraction.

A nutritionist can tell you microgreens is an underutilized food source. As a bonus: They’re pretty easy to grow at home. Ingarden is a new elegant smart garden designed to do just that, and it’s compact enough to fit on a windowsill or bookshelf.

Ingarden is completely soilless, but draws water into three seed cushions that sit atop a reservoir. The LED grow lights at the bottom of the stand are timer-operated and keep the microgreens growing, and they grow fast. After a few days of sprouting, in about a week you’ll have fully grown microgreens like mustard, radishes and broccoli to sprinkle on salads and sandwiches, dips and soups.

What I love most about Ingarden is the simple sleek design, made only of ceramic and metal and no plastic. Compact, clean and easy to use, it’s the perfect smart garden for someone dipping their toe into the indoor garden game.

The Smart Growhouse is one of the more basic indoor gardens on this list, but we love it for its stylish brass exterior. It doesn’t hold seed pods or self-water like the others, so you’ll have to manage that part yourself, but it does have full-spectrum LED lights that run on a timer for optimal growth. This means that you can display the garden anywhere in the house, not just by the window.

Admittedly, the $230 price tag is steep considering the low-tech nature of this indoor garden. But if a classic brass finish can enhance your motif, it might be worth the extra money.

If you’re looking for a stylish indoor garden that easily blends into your living space, the Rise Single smart hydroponic garden is a good choice. This self-watering garden is completely hydroponic, meaning there is no soil crust to manage. It comes with a 5-gallon water tank and LED grow lights that are all controlled and monitored via an integrated mobile app. There are built-in sensors that relay data to keep things humming on water levels, light settings, and nutrient levels.

There are up to 36 plants in a single smart garden, and you can add levels to increase the ability to sprout for a steady supply of fresh herbs, greens, flowers, and even tomatoes. Sprouted seedlings are sold in packs of four for $12.

What sets the Rise apart in my opinion is the solid heavy steel and solid wood design that makes it look very much like a modern piece of furniture. Rise Garden can be placed behind a sofa or against a wall to serve as a stylish bookshelf or end table, as well as a garden.

I have personally used this indoor/outdoor farm stand and I can tell you that it is well designed and easy to operate. The Lettuce Grow Farmstand works by pumping nutrient-infused water up the base, so it swirls down over the seed pods packed into the walls. I had it indoors for a few weeks and without although the lights and some shoots are fine, many have died. Enter LED rim lights that make a big difference. (I actually had to cut out the grow lights because things grow so fast.) Both the water pump and the LED light rings are on timers, so there’s almost no weekly maintenance required.

It’s worth noting that the irrigation system makes a moderate amount of noise for about 15 minutes every few hours — it’s like one of those Zen water fountains. It was a little annoying at first, but I quickly adapted and now I find it relaxing. The frame is also heavy when you fill it with water, so it’s not something that will be moved often. It’s big, too, but when the greenery starts to bloom, it adds a ton of life and atmosphere to any room. However, it is still not good for a small house or apartment.

Pricing starts at $873 for a small indoor Farmstand that holds 18 buds, but you can add tiers and increase the capacity to 36 buds. Optional rim lights are $200 for the base two-ring package and $100 for each additional ring. Starter seedlings are included and are recommended to be replaced every few months.

This little guy is especially designed for microgreens that are great for garnishing soups, salads and other delicate recipes. Green is always nice to have on the kitchen counter, and this gadget doesn’t take up much space at all. The Microgreens garden kit includes planting, soil and seeds for your first growing cycle for under $30.

Unlike the Ingarden, this model doesn’t have LED lights, so you’ll need to keep it in direct sunlight most of the time.

This is another hydroponic garden option, but it is better suited for a small space. The Gardyn upright growing system holds up to 30 plants but takes up only 2 square feet of space. Individual shoots are watered by a tank and pump that circulates water on a timer. Built-in LED lights — also on a timer — trigger that sweet, sweet photosynthesis. The Gardyn system monitors itself with sensors and actual cameras, so you don’t have to do a ton of work other than cleaning and refilling the tank every month.

Although it carries a hefty price tag — $849, plus buds — the Gardyn is very efficient. Just ask CNET’s own Bridget Carey, who recently took the Gardyn for a long test drive and had success growing herbs, tomatoes, and lots and lots of salad greens. Read it Full review of the Gardyn smart hydroponic indoor garden for anything you might want to know.