For those of us that live in a cramped apartment with what sometimes feels like ten people and twenty pets, it is very easy to see the space-saving appeal of a vertical garden. As is the case with any form of horticultural endeavor, this method has its ups and downs. While there are many different types of vertical gardens out there, I personally have several shelf units that I use to hold plants: all of which I got for free and that work pretty good for their intended purpose. Read More
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Vertical Herb Gardens – For the Horizontally Challenged Gardner
Winter gardening is a fading memory, and it’s a great time to start planning gardening strategies for spring and summer. I love gardening and truth be told, I also really like to eat. So it kind of works out. Because I live on a small plot of land, I am always looking for different ways to grow and save space. I have talked about raised bed and trellis gardening, barrel gardening, and even water bottle gardening. Along with these space saving concepts is another great one, vertical gardening. While this is a similar concept to trellis gardening, these vertical gardening boxes are mounted on walls or stood upright. There is a frame which can be made up of many different materials which holds soil and can grow shallow rooted plants. Read More