Squash plants are not only prolific producers, but many types, both summer squash and winter squash, also get quite large. Their sprawling vines overwhelm smaller vegetables and other nearby plants.

Try any of these 10 vertical gardening methods to get your garden growing up! This saves space and helps increase your harvest.

Vertical gardens can add visual interest and beauty to spaces that might otherwise be underutilized, says Joe Oszust, sales arborist, The Davey Tree Expert Company’s Albany office. Creating a vertical ...

CHASKA, Minn. — If you're short on space, think tall when it comes to growing your garden. Laura Irish Hanson, a horticulture extension educator at the University of Minnesota Arboretum, offered this ...

There are fun ways to expand your planting space, grow a living screen or add vertical interest to your garden beds. Train vines up a decorative support, onto a fence, or allow them to climb a trellis ...

Remember that fairy tale about Jack and the Beanstalk? It’s probably the most famous example of “growing up” or vertical gardening. “Growing up” expands your garden’s potential because growing ...

Amanda Goldberg, founder of Planted Design, arranges plants in a living wall at a private residence. Photo by Tony Adams, courtesy Planted Design. For some, having a large blank wall in a home might ...