One of the best and easiest ways to add green to a small space is through vertical gardening. Vertical gardening is for anyone—whether you rent a small apartment with a windowsill or own an acre of land.

If you’d love to join the houseplant movement but need some help keeping your plant babies alive, you’re not alone! More and more gardeners are turning to garden tech to help keep their indoor greenery green.

Four reasons to compost: 

• It reduces your carbon footprint   

• It provides your plants with the nutrients they need to thrive

• It enhances the fertility of your garden soil

•  It can be done on both large and small properties

In addition to beautiful garden projects, there are also lots of ideas for repurposing garden items for practical purposes. Click to check out some ideas, like this barbed wire from an old fence that was rolled up to create this artsy garden sphere.

More and more gardeners are turning their gardens into retreats for relaxation, and including a fountain is part of the plan. If a fountain isn’t your thing, consider adding a bird bath.

Focusing on foliage is the way to go, stressing that “a garden carefully planted with shrubs that have colorful foliage provides a more permanent garden and lower maintenance.