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# Thursday, February 21, 2008
Vertical Space

by Sara Begg, Executive Editor

A few months ago, I was talking to a friend of mine Naomi Blumenthal. She is a garden designer and writer out in western Massachusetts. I was talking to her about some of the weak points of my garden  and she gave me some good suggestions. The comment that stuck in my head was her suggestion that to consider scale and the vertical space in the garden.  Since then all I can think about is how to use more of the vertical space in my garden, especially in the entryway. As I've written before, my garden is bordered one side by a tall brick wall (a neighboring building). While I don't think it is legal without asking the landlord of that building...which I'm planning on doing....I'm going to hang three planting panels from The Gardeners Supply catalog...a la Patrick Blanc.

I have a mini-version of the green wall, indoors. My husband bought me a small staghorn fern for Christmas. Originally I was going to hang it on this tall wall I have in my bathroom, but now I've realized that it needs too much watering that makes it very drippy. The wall would then become very mildewy, which would not be good. But it is beautiful and watching each new frond form and grow every day is fascinating. Everyone should have a staghorn fern.

This may not have been what Naomi meant by considering vertical space, oh well.

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Thursday, February 21, 2008 9:41:04 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [2] 
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 1:13:26 AM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
Staghorn ferns ARE very nice! And graceful too; I agree.

In regard to gardening in the vertical, my favorite idea is growing showy pretty annual vines on those pyramid garden supports. Very classic garden look.
And a second favorite idea, for indoors, is wall hanging glass bud vases arranged on a wall in an entryway or dining room. The arrangment would be permanent; but while the growing season lasts it would. And the nails could hang something else in the off-season.

I enjoyed your entry & always enjoy your article in the beginning of every Hort. Mag.



H. Hottenstein
Saturday, March 14, 2009 8:20:43 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
Hi guys. What you do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what you say.
I am from Norway and also now am reading in English, tell me right I wrote the following sentence: "Bangkok airline tickets to world wide destinations."

With respect 8), Basimah.
Basimah
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