Snohomish County Extension shows how to grow plants vertically in tight spaces

Rob Taylor is combines his love for gardening and love for building into one hobby. He spends his spare time using fence boards to grow vertical gardens.

Thanks to the help of Snohomish County WSU Extension, he teaches budding gardeners how to construct vertical planters, which are typically comprised of cedar fence boards and they are perfect for folks who have small spaces available for gardening.

He said a vertical garden should be placed in areas are exposed from the west or the south.

Taylor has been thinking vertically for years. At one point, he was growing pumpkins in trees. He joined the Master Gardeners in 2008 and he has several demonstration gardens available at McCollum Park in Everett and Jennings Park in Marysville.

The Extension office occasionally offers classes in vertical gardening.

For more information on WSU Extension classes, go to xtension.wsu.edu/snohomish/calendar.