How to Find the Urban Gardening Method That’s Right for You

Urban gardening is a spectrum of plant cultivation techniques utilizing available space.

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Instead of horizontal layout, plants are grown vertically. Also called living walls.

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A container garden is literally any plant potted in a pot/vessel as opposed to planted directly into ground.

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A raised bed garden is essentially a large vessel or box built on a height above ground.

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It's a type of container garden if you have access to a secure roof where you can safely cultivate plants.

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Plants cultivated in a water-filled vessel under grow lights and provided with a nutrient solution.

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A group of like minded people pursuing gardening on a significant amount of land.

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Same as hydroponics, it involves growing plants in water.

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