It all started with a desire to build something and garden year-round in Ontario, Canada. I had just spent the summer gardening after building an elaborate arrangement of potted plants and vegetables on my back porch in downtown Toronto. The cold was on its way and the inevitable end of the planting season. After a week away at a cottage up north, my mother-in-law Christine … [Read more...] about How to Build a Greenhouse from Reclaimed Doors and Windows
5 Reasons to Start a Vertical Garden
When I experienced vertical gardening for the first time in my backyard in 2011, I knew I was on to something. Although clumsy at the beginning, my results were already superior to what I could have expected from a regular garden or raised beds. Starting with shoe organizer vertical planters, I changed to rain gutters fixed to my fence. Then, I developed an A-frame model to … [Read more...] about 5 Reasons to Start a Vertical Garden