Every year Vernon Cabbagehead, (Mr. Cabbagehead to his friends), wants to be left in peace to grow his award winning vegetable garden for the annual Garden Club contest. However, his tedious neighbours tend to interfere when he is away, and frequently drop in to help themselves to the garden produce. Can Mr. Cabbagehead make a beautiful garden and finally win the blue ribbon?

In Mr. Cabbagehead's Garden, vegetable cards are drafted and put in the garden plot, a grid of six cards by three cards. Depending on which cards are picked, one of the tedious neighbours may interfere with the garden in a variety of ways. Players must be careful in their selection of vegetable to plant, in its position in the garden, and in maintaining their supply of invaluable bees, which give Mr. Cabbagehead more flexibility in planting.

Once all cards have been drawn, the game is over and the Garden Club committee members visit to evaluate Mr. Cabbagehead's garden. The number and position of vegetables matter, and players must be creative in creating a garden that is both pleasing to the eye and plentiful in vegetables.