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18 Best Cascading Plants For A Wall Garden
Looking to set up a cascading vertical garden? Here are the best plants you can add, including edibles, flowers and greenery.
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Amber is a West Virginia native with a deep love for gardening, hiking, and spending time with her family, two cats, and one bearded dragon. Her passion for travel and storytelling has taken her to new and interesting places, where she enjoys meeting fascinating people and uncovering their unique stories. With her love of the great outdoors and her talent for storytelling, Amber is a natural fit for sharing her insights on gardening and all things nature-related.
Tired of High Grocery Costs? West Virginia Gardener’s Secrets to Growing Your Own Produce In Minimal Space!
Are you frustrated at the seemingly ever-increasing cost of groceries? Lately, it seems like prices just keep climbing up and up, or supply just isn’t keeping up with demand. There is a solution! Grow your own! All of my life…
L-Shaped And Corner Planter Boxes: What Gardeners Need To Know
Gardening is a peaceful pastime that relieves stress and brings joy and beauty to your home and life. But what if you are short on space? Maybe you live in an apartment, and all the area you have is a…
How Much Does A New Lawn Cost?
Replacing your lawn may seem like a pricey and rather daunting task. Whether you’re looking for some water-saving options, you need to replace your lawn due to prior damage, or just want to change your lawn look to something a…
What’s The Best Time To Aerate And Overseed A Lawn?
The best way to achieve a beautiful and well-maintained lawn is to keep your lawn aerated. Having your lawn aerated will keep your grass looking healthy and free from diseases. In order to do this, you need to know when…
How To Grow Sphagnum Moss
The world is full of different kinds of mosses, and one of the most well-known and useful is sphagnum moss. It can be purchased live or dry and in bulk and can be found growing in marshes and bogs. It…
15 Best Ornamental Grasses That Grow In Shade
Ornamental grasses are a great way to add greenery and interest to the shadier corners of your landscaping. Below is a list of the best ornamental grasses to help you choose the right one for your garden. 1. Tufted Hair…
Dickinson Pumpkins (Gardening Guide and Pictures)
One of the most popular ‘pumpkins’ of the autumn season is the Dickinson pumpkin. We all know pumpkins are the mainstay of the autumn season, as they give flavor to everything from lattes to pies. This may make you wonder…
22 Bathroom Green Walls That Will Inspire You
Green walls are a creative way to bring the serenity of greenery indoors. The bathroom is a natural place to incorporate plants, as they enhance a calm and relaxing atmosphere. A green wall can take several forms. You can cover…
What Colors Do Peonies Come In?
Peonies make for very popular garden flowers. One of the main reasons for their popularity is the huge variety of color they come in. Let's take a look and see which colors do peonies actually come in.
23 Office Green Walls That Will Inspire You (Pictures Included!)
If you own an office and want to make everyone in the work environment happier, vertical gardening in the form of a green wall can be just what you’re looking for. Having plants in the office is a proven way…
How To Make A Tin Can Vertical Garden
There are a million and one ways to create a beautiful vertical garden, including commercially available kits and do-it-yourself projects. If you are the do it yourself type, you might like to make your vertical garden out of recycled tin…
15 Ideas For Recycled Planters For Your Vertical Garden
A vertical garden is a great way to maximize growing space for all the plants that you enjoy. But with all of the amazing kits out there, creating a vertical garden can get expensive. This does not have to be…
How To Build A Vertical Garden On A Fence
There are a lot of different ways to make a vertical garden, and one of the easiest is to use your existing fence. With a pinch of imagination and a little elbow grease, your boring old fence can become the…
Grow Lights For Your Vertical Garden: A Complete Guide
Installing a vertical garden is an easy way to grow an abundance of plants and flowers in a small space. Outdoors, your plants will have access to the sun to provide them with energy to make food. But what about…
How To Use A Trellis For Vertical Gardening
Vertical gardening can take a lot of different forms, but one of the oldest examples is the trellis. You can see trellises covered in grapes in artwork from ancient times, a trellis covered with cascading roses as a centerpiece in…
How To Build An Indoor Vertical Garden
Vertical gardens are beautiful and functional. They are perfect for growing plants in small spaces. They enable the home gardener to grow a bountiful harvest of fresh veggies on the patio, or a plethora of petunias to cascade from a…
How To Choose The Right Container For Your Vertical Garden
Choosing the right containers for your garden is one of the biggest decisions that you need to make. I have been container gardening for years and am happy to share what I know with you! When choosing the right container…
The Best Edible Plants For A Vertical Garden
Vertical gardens are frequently seen in public spaces as walls covered in beautiful cascading flowers or patterns of greenery. But did you know that you can grow edible plants in a vertical garden too? In fact, with a little planning,…
How To Build An Outdoor Vertical Garden
If you have limited outdoor space, you might decide to install a vertical garden to maximum effect. But how do you build an outdoor vertical garden? I have researched this and am happy to share this information with you. To…
17 Best Flowers For Your Vertical Garden
Flowers are the easiest, most direct way to add color and visual interest to your garden. If you browse your local garden center, or plant websites, it is easy to become overwhelmed by the sheer variety of plants available. How…
The 15 Best Perennials For A Vertical Garden
Installing a beautiful vertical garden can create a beautiful a focal point for your garden. But what if you don’t want to have to replant every year? Perennials can be the solution to your gardening challenge! I have been gardening…
How To Grow Squash In A Vertical Garden
Squash is well known as one of the easiest and most prolific plants you can grow in your garden. They are also known for their sprawling nature and the amount of real estate the plant can cover. But what if…
How To Integrate A Vertical Garden Into A Retaining Wall
Gardens provide a place for peace and relaxation, where the gardener can enjoy the fruits of his or her labor in scenic beauty. But what if you have to work around a plain, boring retaining wall? Can you integrate a…
Can You Have A Vertical Garden Without Soil?
Having a vertical garden doesn't mean you need to bring dirt into your home. Here's how to set one up without soil.
How To Make An Indoor Vertical Herb Garden
Growing fresh herbs is one of the delights of a home garden. They add joy and flavor to food, and some can also be used for herbal teas. But what to do when the weather starts to turn cold? Many…
How To Grow Tomatoes In A Vertical Garden
Tomatoes are probably the most popular vegetable to grow in one's garden. Don't worry if you don't have enough space - we'll show you how to get your tomatoes growing vertically!