It used to be that you needed lots of land to have a vegetable garden. I used to think so too until I saw how creative some people could get. You can have a garden anywhere and in any direction. These innovative folk with green thumbs use urban spaces to grow herbs, flowers and vegetables.
Grow strawberries vertically with these tube planters
Repurpose plumbing pipes into this creative vertical garden
Combine a wooden frame and mesh wire
Sometimes it just works better vertically
A hotel creates urban horticulture
Add a shrub and plant exterior to a plain building
It’s as if the building is playing a green version of Tetris
A vertical pyramid garden with plastic bottles and wood
Make use of old teacups
Fashion a hydroponic window farm out of plastic bottles
Turn a pallet and some dollar store cups into a flower bed
You just need some buckets and a ladder
For the knitters out there, grab your knitting needles
Make use of any wall
A basket full of herbs and lettuce
Grow an herb garden in a stacked raised bed
Use a shoe bag to plant a hanging herb garden
Give your hanging monogram some life
Old crates can be stacked to form a walled vertical garden
Every wall can sprout life
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