From raised beds to balcony planters, these simple vegetable garden ideas will inspire you to turn your outdoor space into a ...

Portland-based Togetherfarm has a modular raised garden bed kits that can be assembled in minutes for a yard, balcony or rooftop garden. (Togetherfarm) You don’t have to be a master builder like ...

Polycarbonate | Roof Load: 0.1 lb. | Warranty: 30 Days Shop on Wayfair Pros: Cons: The Chalet Greenhouse is one of the best greenhouse kits if you have significant yard space. The 10-foot-by-12 ...

A new scientific field known as rooftop agrivoltaics asks: What if we also grew crops under them? These wouldn’t be ordinary green roofs, which are typically small gardens, but rather working farms.

The public got its first peek Sunday at one of the city’s most ambitious high-rise garden projects, a $1.4 million environmental experiment designed to turn the roof of City Hall into a skyline ...

“The roots of herbs are somewhat simplistic. They require daily watering.” Most indoor-garden kits use either a self-watering or hydroponic system to grow plants. I started with a self ...

Sullivan, 64, of Western Springs, works on the rooftop garden with his wife, Susan, a retired elementary school teacher who grows hundreds of pounds of organic vegetables for senior citizens and a ...

Editor's note: Chronicle staffer Jane Tunks, a novice gardener, is using The Chronicle's rooftop garden as her classroom, with Fred Bové and Kevin Bayuk from the San Francisco Permaculture Guild ...