vertical garden

American  

[vur-ti-kuhl gahr-dn] / ˈvɜr tɪ kəl ˈgɑr dn /

noun

1. a garden in which the plants are supported to grow along vertical, often tiered surfaces, especially fences, posts, trellises, and walls, rather than along the ground.

   Our first vertical garden, on part of an old barn door, yielded 18 bushels of summer squash.

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Other Word Forms

• vertical gardening noun

Etymology

Origin of vertical garden

First recorded in 2010–15

Example Sentences

And he has a lush vertical garden by his desk to prove it.

From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 2023

A wooden ranch with solar panels, a vertical garden, a well, and a large building to the side that he calls a garage.

From Slate • Jan. 29, 2022

Ultimately, Harris said he wants to find a building in the city where he can create a vertical garden in about 10,000 square feet.

From Washington Times • Sep. 11, 2017

The food hall features an open-air patio and vertical garden.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2017

Liberty Park at the World Trade Center: Take in the breeze and the vertical garden at this park atop a garage, which opened last month.

From New York Times • Jul. 11, 2016