Who doesn't love a good planter box? They are just so versatile and add visual interest to your garden, big or small, indoors or out. Here is one that takes the average garden box and puts a little urban spin on it. More

Name: Chris & Diana
Location: Red Hook, Brooklyn
Type of space: Roof Garden

Diana Richards is an interior designer living and working in Brooklyn. Together with her boyfriend, Chris Miller, Diana has turned a builder's standard roof deck into a special place to hang out, and she's done it all on a budget! Nearly everything on the roof has been scavenged, recycled or reused. More

It's getting to be the perfect time to plant. But you don't need to go out and spend a fortune at the nursery to start a container garden on your stoop or windowsill. Jump below on cheap ways to start or add to your garden. More

Composting kitchen scraps for use in the garden is a classic green living practice, but there are many kitchen waste items that can also be put to good use in other ways in the garden. From hot peppers to paper towel rolls, here are seven kitchen waste items to make your home and garden healthy and happy. More

Plants are well known for their de-stressing and air-purifiing abilities — both pretty nice pluses when it comes to dorm living. Plus, they just look nice. If you'd like to have a plant or two, but aren't sure what can survive in a cramped space with one window, check out this list from the Daily Green. More

There are plenty of benefits to having a garden beyond its potential financial savings, like education, stress relief, physical activity, knowing where your food comes from, just plain fun! (Which is great, because we seriously doubt we have recouped our investment in wood for raised bed.) But still, it is possible to place a value on each square footage of plants that you grow. See the most profitable and least profitable garden plants to grow in your yard or balcony. More

David Edrington, from Eugene, Oregon, needed a solution to the growing pile of yard and gardening tools amassing in his garage; over time, the idea of a simple gardening shed evolved into a structure with lots of uses — and lots of character. Using plenty of recycled and vintage building materials, the Edringtons created a small haven in their yard that has become a delight for the whole family. More

Name: Anita Walsh
Location: Dupont Circle, Washington DC
Type of space: Garden
Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: Artist Anita Walsh rents her art studio space from Walter Gagliano, a DC interior designer. We were able to visit Anita's studio and lovely garden space during the Mid City Open Studios last May. Anita's advertising grabbed our attention — she hung rainbow-colored laundry outside her studio with signs about the open house. More

I love outdoor spaces filled with overgrown blooms, piles of mismatched pots, bits and bobs of weathered sculpture, and richly textured blankets of moss. Though moss could be associated with the words 'dilapidated' or 'swampy', it is actually a very healthy vegetation in that it has no known pests or diseases. It's also extremely forgiving and requires little to no maintenance. It's soft on your feet if used as a ground cover, stays green throughout colder months, and is really easy to propagate. More

Name: Malgorzata
Location: Poland
Type of space: Garden

Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: As soon as the weather allows we try to spend as much time outdoors as possible. The door remains open from morning till late evening. Besides almost every room (except one really) has its own entry into the garden. We planted lots of fruit trees, fruit bushes and other fruit plants. I was raised in the house / garden myself (which is not an uncommon situation in Poland = families live in the same place for generations and we rarely move) and remember the joy of waiting for different kinds of fruits to get ripe and ready to be eaten... More