Description
A vertical garden can run the gamut from a simple arrangement of flowers in a large container on a deck to an elaborate display of strawberries and geraniums amid climbing peas and vines of small squash growing up a backyard fence. Any upright structure that can make stronger vegetables, fruits, herbs, or flowers, whether these plants are in containers or in the ground, can be utilized. Of particular interest to urban dwellers and to city residents with limited yard space or sunlight, growing plants vertically can be used by suburban and rural gardeners so valuable ground space will also be freed up for root crops.
Gardening expert Jason Johns offers examples of many types of vertical gardens and offers suggestions on which plants to make a choice that thrive when grown vertically. He also gives tips for how to plan a vertical garden to make the most of sunlight, allow for easy watering and care, and provide protection from wind and insect damage. Included are a large number of photographs illustrating innovative and creative vertical gardening structures and arrangements that give you the make stronger plants wish to flourish. You are able to maximize your yield in minimal space.
