Building a small herb garden is a great way to get started with gardening. Vertical herb gardens don't take up much space, and they are fairly low-maintenance. If you start early enough, you can start ...

Using seedlings will give you a head start on growing herbs for your kitchen. Harness vertical space with these instructions for a PVC pipe planter. This vertical herb planter allows anyone to grow ...

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Fill up your planter two-thirds of the way with soil, and then either place your propagated or store bought herbs in a row ...

Shaun Mercer of Glen Allen Greenhouse visits Peggy Singlemann to talk about growing herbs in containers and how to choose the proper soil and light conditions for your plants. Featured on VHG episode ...

Vertical gardens not only save space, they’re eye-catching and make crops easier to harvest since there’s no need to kneel or bend over. Whether you’re growing outdoors or inside, be sure your ...

Plant walls, 3-D gardens, micro gardens. Whatever you call them, vertical gardens are all these and more. Unlike traditional in-ground garden beds that typically follow horizontal planes, vertical ...

Not only do they look striking—as proven by the 15 vertical garden ideas below—living walls can actually make you healthier, both physically and mentally. Research has shown that air-purifying green ...

Basil thrives in containers because it likes the warmth, and pots are great at retaining the day's heat. This is the best way to grow basil in northern or short-season climates. This common pizza and ...

Psssssst. Here’s a dirty little secret: For less than $20 and in less than one hour, you can create an instant herb garden that will allow you to snip fresh flavors and scents all summer for culinary ...