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Build a planting wall (vertical planter box).
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Jul 1985 (v.63#7) pg. 85

How to build a lighted garden wall indoors. Includes construction information, plant arrangement and maintenance tips.
FAMILY CIRCLE Feb 3 1978 (v.91#2) pg. 79

Concrete block planter wall with plank seat top.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #86 Jun 1965 (v.15#3) pg. 40

A timeless garden wall built of rammed earth.
FINE GARDENING #27 Sep-Oct 1992 pg. 58

Vertical gardening. A review of support systems that you can use.
FLOWER & GARDEN Apr 1980 (v.24#4) pg. 38

The planting and care of your crop using vertical gardening.
FLOWER & GARDEN May 1980 (v.24#5) pg. 14

How to construct a wall garden. (1) A free-standing unit made from wood and chain link fencing. (2) Chain link fencing attached to an existing block wall. Fill with sphagnum moss and a growing mixture and plant a vertical garden.
FLOWER & GARDEN Jun-Jul 1983 (v.27#4) pg. 26

How to make floral pillars from a length of 6" wide board covered with chicken wire and filled with sphagnum moss and planting mix.
HOMEOWNERS HOW TO Mar-Apr 1978 (v.3#2) pg. 18

Post-Victorian rock gardens and wall gardens. Advice on making a rock garden or wall garden and selecting plants.
OLD-HOUSE JOURNAL May-Jun 1988 (v.16#3) pg. 42

Vertical gardens. Build this 4-by-5-foot garden wall from plywood and chicken wire. Fill with sphagnum moss and compost (or soilless medium) in which to raise tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers, flowers, etc.
ORGANIC GARDENING Dec 1982 (v.29#12) pg. 38

8 garden aids for a bountiful harvest. (1) Vertical fence planter. (2) Cold frame/solar dryer. (3) Raised-brick planting bed. (4) Horizontal tomato cage. (5) Cucumber trellis. (6) Raspberry supports. (7) Tomato ladder. (8) Pole bean trellis.
POPULAR MECHANICS Mar 1984 (v.161#3) pg. 112

Tapestry walls. How to construct vertical gardens. A mixture of moss, sphagnum, or other soil-holding material and soil is used to cover chain link fence or poultry netting and the plants are raised in this mixture.
SUNSET Feb 1982 (v.168#2) pg. 80, 197

Flower towers. Wire cylinders, set in a ceramic flower pot, are filled with moss, potting soil and PVC pipe for watering. Includes tips on planting and maintaining a tower of violas or impatiens.
SUNSET Mar 1986 (v.176#3) pg. 106

Vertical garden wall is constructed of wood and wire cloth and incorporates drip lines.
SUNSET Jul 1991 (v.187#1) pg. 92

Vertical gardening. Tips on planting and maintenance, a list of suitable plants and plans for building a 36" wide, 36" high, 16" deep gardenbox on casters. Sides are wire mesh. Interior is lined with plastic and filled with soil.
WOMAN'S DAY Jul 10 1978 (v.41#12) pg. 81

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