Great ideas for small-space gardening

Sunset Magazine

On a driveway, atop a doghouse, up a wall - here's how to garden in small and unusual spaces.


Garden in a driveway
Landscape architect Jeni Webber replaced this Palo Alto home's solid driveway with two strips of concrete, leaving space for a tiny garden in the middle.

>More: Learn more about this driveway makeover


On a vertical garden tower


No room to garden? A vertical garden tower will give you plenty of space for edibles, and takes up very little room.

> More: Learn how to plant a vertical garden tower yourself


On a city roof


Plants that grow on city rooftops need to be able to stand up to constant sunlight and harsh winds. For this project, landscape designer Lauren Schneider mixed California natives that thrive in hot, dry conditions with plants that evolved in similar climates.

> More: Learn more about this hardy rooftop garden


On a table


Pasadena landscape architect Heather Lenkin came up with a simple way to make a tabletop garden. Follow her easy how-to for a living centerpiece of your own.

> More: How to make a tabletop garden


Atop a doghouse


Even Fido deserves a living roof. You can buy this stylish doghouse from prefab firm Modern Cabana. The roof is ready to plant.

> More: See more of this modern home


In the air


Looking for the ultimate low-maintenance houseplant? Tillandsias, also known as air plants, are native to tropical parts of the Americas, where they live without soil on trees and rocks.
> More: How to care for your air plant

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