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Vertical Gardening Guide

If you live in an apartment or have a small yard, making room for a garden or even a few plants to liven up your space can be a real challenge. Don’t fret! There are lots of cool ways to maximize the use of your garden space, and one excellent approach is to go vertical. The vertical gardening projects below offer a range of space-saving solutions, utilizing a variety of materials and suiting many different garden styles.

VERTICAL GARDENING PROJECTS
window box wall
Window Box Wall

Learn how Casey Lynn Lawrence created a colorful, show stopping window box wall with a lush assortment of coleus, sweet potato vines, salvias, petunias and more.

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Container Trellising Ideas

Using a trellis can help to maximize the use of space in a small garden or on a balcony. Check out five cool container trellising options that help solve the space problem.

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Privacy With Style

Privacy. It’s a luxury desired by many but often not afforded to city dwellers whose homes or balconies abut one another with little to no green space in between. One effective solution is to add a living screen.

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Terracotta Planter Wall

Maximize your gardening space and transform a plain fence into a lush living backdrop by building a planter wall using terracotta pots. Watch a video how-to and get links for materials with this in-depth DIY.

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Thunbergia Privacy Wall

Even if the next door neighbors are great, a bit of extra privacy in our garden can really boost the weekend relaxation level. And privacy walls don’t have to be ugly! Learn how to make a living privacy wall with vigorous and beautiful thunbergia.

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