Like many spas, Stoweflake Mountain Resort in Stowe, VT, offers a labyrinth for meandering, meditating, and reflecting. But unlike other labyrinths, this guided pathway is made of blooming hedges, herbs, and flowers, all within a 10,000-square-foot garden.

Cultivated and natural vegetation is found at Rancho La Puerta.

"Our labyrinth garden is used not only as a grounding tool to balance the mind and soul, but also for aesthetic purposes—it looks beautiful," says spa director Jesse George. "And we use the herbs in our treatments. We cultivate lavender, spearmint, and thyme for aromatic foot soaks. Our spa chefs also use herbs such as hibiscus, mint, basil, and rosemary in our desserts, soups, and salads."

As people seek organic and natural options in everything from food to fashion, gardens are literally sprouting up at spas everywhere. The herbs and flowers enhance scrubs, wraps, and other treatments, and spa directors are also using the space in other pretty, palatable, and profitable ways. For example, more than 200 native Texas plants and fruit trees line the walking path leading to the LakeHouse Spa at Lake Austin Spa Resort in Austin, TX, and fresh-picked herbs are used in more than 100 treatments with names like Rosemary Sea Salt Scrub ($130, 50 minutes) and LakeHouse Lavender ($140, 50 minutes).

Head gardener Salvador Tinajero picks fresh vegetables and herbs.

At the Golden Door in Escondido, CA, 400 citrus trees, 122 acres of avocado groves, and a three-acre garden with more than 75 varieties of fruits, vegetables, and herbs provide ingredients for such treatments as the Golden Door Signature Citrus Blend Sea Salt Scrub with Avocado (45 minutes) and Warm Honey Wrap & Orange Blossom Milk Soak (45 minutes), which is made with honey from the spa's own beehives. The garden is also the inspiration for spa cuisine and organic cooking classes.

Glen Ross, spa director of The Spa at Little Dix Bay on Virgin Gorda, B.V.I., didn't have to plant a garden—Mother Nature did the work for him. "We harvest what we need from naturally growing tropical plants and trees," says Ross. "Aloe vera grows abundantly throughout the resort, so we pluck the succulent leaves and use the fresh chilled gel in treatments such as our Aloe Mint Glaze ($120, 50 minutes) to soothe the body after sun overexposure. We also handpick fresh young neem leaves from the trees, blend them, and use them in facial masks to clarify and calm the complexion."