A vertical garden provides a bounty of fruits and vegetables — namely strawberries, tomatoes, sweet Vidalia onions, bok choy and mesclun — during Florida's long growing season.

A drum composter is a quick, safe and attractive way to generate compost from organic materials – leaves, grass and garden trimmings, and organic kitchen waste. Material is placed in the drum, rotated daily to aerate contents.

A small solar collector powers the irrigation system that waters the vertical garden.

Strawberries, planted in coconut thatch, save gardening space and require less watering when stacked in vertical planters.