Described herein is a module for covering a surface with vegetation. Themodulecomprises a drainage board having an upper surface for supporting a growthmedium. The drainage board has a plurality of moisture receptacles extendingdownwardly from the upper surface for collecting moisture. The module alsocomprises a plurality of sidewalls having a multiplicity of aperturestherethrough.Each sidewall is coupled to the drainage board and extends upwardly therefrom.The sidewalls cooperate with each other so as to provide a perimeter forsurrounding the growth medium. The module may also include other features. Forexample, the sidewalls may be pivotally coupled to the drainage board (e.g.along aliving hinge), the module may include couplers for securing adjacent modulestogether, the sidewalls may include a reinforcing rib, the drainage board mayincludean opening for receiving an irrigation nozzle therein, and there may be edgingforcovering the sidewalls.
