Skyscrapers wrapped in lush greenery. Highways lined with living walls. Concrete jungles cooling down with a burst of fresh, breathable air. Vertical gardens aren’t just pretty: they’re slashing ...

Urban agriculture takes many forms, among them community, school or rooftop gardens, commercial urban farms, and hydroponic or aquaponic systems. These activities have been shown to promote ...

Not only do they look striking—as proven by the 15 vertical garden ideas below—living walls can actually make you healthier, both physically and mentally. Research has shown that air-purifying green ...

ANN ARBOR, MI – Urban farming may not actually be helping the planet as much as it could be. A new research study led by the University of Michigan discovered fruits and vegetables grown in urban ...

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (UNFAO) accounts for over one-tenth of the global population, approximately 800 million people, practicing urban agriculture worldwide. In the United States, ...

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 ...

You can find them in almost every neighborhood – a pop of green among the city buildings where people gather to plant, weed and chat inside fenced-off gardens. With close to 200 community and ...

When people walk or drive past urban gardens, they often just see what’s on the surface. Raised beds on a small plot. Seedlings poking through the dirt. Perhaps bright pops of colorful produce, like ...

If you’ve ever thought about gardening and growing your own food, the time to get started is now. The world is changing at a dizzying pace, and it can feel as if the earth is shifting beneath our feet ...

Urban gardening is flourishing as a lifestyle and self-care practice, offering a sense of calm and connection to nature ...

Tinashe P. Kanosvamhira does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...