where does my garden grow?

for several months i've contemplated growing my own herbs and vegetables in my house.  i've had one plant at my house (inside) and a few flower plants (outside) in my house over the 3 years we've owned the place, but i've managed to kill each of them like it was my job.  i tried i tell you.  i read the directions, followed the directions, and one would think that in doing this you'd get the results you hope for.  so when i mentioned to andrew that i was interested in growing herbs and veggies he was a little surprised.

i recently traveled abroad to the countryside in hungary and fell in love with everything about it.  the beautiful homes, the luscious green pastures and the ability to have your own farm! what a dream.  every home had their own garden. and when i say garden, i mean serious in-the-ground, straight rows garden.  serious business yo!  and i think it's the soil there, but the veggies are huge and full of flavor.  i was interested in having my own garden before, but this solidified my intentions.  and to top everything off on my make-my-own food ventures, i'll be canning various items i grow.  andrew even set up a wonderful shelving system in our garage closet to store my creations! so excited. 

so i'm prolly a little late on the game for this summer, but perhaps not for tomatoes since they thrive in heat, and people who don't normally get tomatoes into later in the summer already had nice produce!  so who knows.

so i live in a townhome, and i have no yard.  so this could pose a problem to my dream, but i have a deck and i would say i'm pretty handy, so i'm going to build a box to hold said veggies!  i've found some cool options to choose from, and we'll see what i come up with.  here are just a few that i've found on pinterest.  i'm hoping to get it set up for fall start so i can start growing winter veggies, and we'll see how it goes. 

the herbs will be a must regardless, i'm just trying to work on this other outdoor option.  also i've come across some wonderful people who are already doing this and with their help, i think i'll be successful.  which one should i do?