Almost all gardeners have a limit to the places in their yards where they can plant vegetables. Between the need for sun, crop rotation, access to water and available good gardening soil, it can be a real challenge. So, what's a poor homeless tomato plant to do? And what of our summer plans for endless supplies of eggplants and watermelons?

Troy McGregor, Director of the Ruth Bancroft Garden, has a really, really clever answer and was willing to share the details with a group of fascinated workshop participants. The ultra-productive "Garden in a Box" measures 4'x4' and is constructed of very heavy mesh panels, felt fabric, and considerable ingenuity. The resulting garden container can be broken down and moved, and is ADA accessible.

Our sincere thanks to Troy for putting on an entertaining workshop filled with essential details concerning the construction of the boxes. Many thanks also to Concord Feed (www.concordfeed.com) for their kindness in donating the mesh panels.

The happy winner :)

At the end f the workshop, the resulting 'kit' was raffled off, and presented to Mary Woods. Ms. Woods had hoped to learn how to build a garden in a box in order to help a friend start eating healthy organic vegetables.