Is Your Garden Hiding More Space to Grow?
If you feel like you’re not getting as many plants in your garden as you'd like, just look up! Vertical gardening is an often overlooked strategy, but it can help you maximize space and create stunning features. This month we explore creative ways to draw the eye up including a vertical pocket planter, DIY projects, a flower cart to elevate plants, flowering vines, and more.
Grow More With Less Space - Go Vertical!
Looking to maximize your garden space? Plant up! Growing plants vertically using a trellis, arbor, or hanging baskets allows you to incorporate a variety of plant types to make more of an impact. See considerations for vertical gardening, along with ideas for inspiration and 3 DIY projects. Designer: Philip Thornburg, Winterbloom Landscaping. Photo by: Janet Loughrey.
21 Flowering Vines
An easy way to grow vertically is by adding flowering vines—they come in various sizes and colors and can bloom for weeks or even months! These vines can be grown on trellises, arbors, pergolas, fences, or walls. Be sure to choose species suitable for your area, as some may be considered invasive. Pictured: Firecracker vine is quick growing and attracts pollinators. Photo by Janet Loughrey.
13 Design Tips for Small Spaces
Maximize your small garden's potential by choosing compact plants, incorporating vertical gardens, and focusing on high-value plants that offer multi-season interest. Learn how to create privacy with narrow trees or climbers, simplify the color palette, or use design tricks like the diagonal axis to create the illusion of more space. See our collection of small garden ideas and let your gardening dreams run BIG! Photo by: Daniel Shea.
Getting Creative With Plant Placement
Rather than placing all plants in pots on the ground, Bethany Bey looks for ways to elevate them on her rooftop garden in Chicago. She shared 8 gardening tips with us from her 340-square-foot rooftop patio that she transformed into an abundant garden, bursting with colorful homegrown flowers and food.
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