Vertical gardens are an alternative for gardeners who don't have a lot of horizontal space, want to cover an unattractive wall, or just want something different. For vertical garden-building ...

Learn to build an A-frame vertical rain gutter garden system with an automatic watering ... I designed this project in 3D using Google Sketchup. Those plans are free for you to use here.

You can use pots, planters, or even repurposed items like old buckets ... vegetables, vertical gardening, companion planting, ...

To give credit where due, it was Design New England’s associate editor Danielle Ossher who, in the dead of last winter, predicted vertical gardens would be horticulture’s next “it” thing.