Whether you are looking for inspiration on how to grow veggies, get a yard that will require little water, go solar, showcase your budding green thumb, or just try not to kill a few plants on your porch, there are two major garden tour events this month that will be loaded with inspiration and information. more ›

Improving a blighted neighborhood could be as simple as a covering up unsightly walls and rusted fences with a vertical garden. For nearly two months, the Nelson brothers have been selling a new concept in this burgeoning field. Their business, the Woolly Pocket Garden Company, began serendipitously when they were looking for a vertical garden solution to their eco-conscious Chinatown event space, Smog Shoppe. But no product existed to meet their needs cost effectively, so they did it themselves and figured it was a product others might want, too. more ›