“The garden suggests there might be a place where we can meet nature halfway.” – Michael Pollan Gardening, the act of meeting nature halfway, is a hobby that over 36 million Americans enjoy. But what should you do if you want to try your hand at gardening, but your backyard isn’t big enough for an actual garden? What if your apartment is on the 20th floor, with just a small balcony serving as your only outdoor space? If you cannot dig in ground-level dirt, vertical gardening is a beautiful way to experience the joys of gardening. By making use of your available vertical space, you can create a gorgeous garden design that satisfies your need to connect with nature. Scroll through our best vertical gardening ideas and discover all the ways you can turn any small space into your own personal Eden.
- Vertical Planter Garden Ideas A vertical gardening planter can be made from just about any type of container or material. Basic clay pots, DIY wooden planters, a hanging basket, or even spray-painted tin cans can turn into useful vertical gardening containers. Felt panels covered in pockets are a lightweight type of planter that works well for herbs and succulents.
Source: @barklysnewlife via Instagram Source: @dlsherwood via Instagram Source: @elevationlivingwalls via Instagram Source: @greengardenscol via Instagram Source: @hashtagnursej via Instagram Source: @the_beast_mistress via Instagram If backyard garden space is limited, design a vegetable planter box garden along your deck or patio. Stack each row of a vertical vegetable garden according to the weight of each plant, with heavy plants at ground level and lighter plants up high. 2. Indoor Vertical Garden Ideas DIY vertical garden ideas aren’t only meant for the great outdoors. A small indoor vertical garden can thrive in a sunny room. A living wall planter for inside the home can be found for around $30, or you can buy a vertical garden stacking system for around $75. Turn an empty corner into a hanging garden area with a hanging planter collection filled with flowering and trailing plants. Source: @2b_bern via Instagram Source: @jordan.silver.lining via Instagram Source: @richardrozenbaum via Instagram An indoor succulent vertical garden is a popular feature in many homes today. Succulent plants are low-maintenance and come in a huge variety of shapes and colors. Some species actually thrive better in an indoor environment, especially if you live in a colder climate. Fill a frame shaped wall container with blue agave, purple prickly pear, red echeveria, and yellow sedum for a rainbow-like indoor garden. 3. Wall Planter Vertical Garden Ideas
- Living Wall Vertical Garden Ideas A living wall is a conversation-provoking feature in any home whether located indoors or out. A vertical wall garden can be as large or as small as you desire. Some of the most impressive wall garden structures take up an entire interior wall in the living room or dining area. A vertical wall garden covered in trailing, flowering, and climbing plants makes a stunning feature on your patio or other outdoor space. Source: @alexandre_galhego_paisagismo via Instagram Source: @arq.annaclaudia via Instagram Source: @floraldesignmiguelorozco via Instagram Source: @jacoline_s_designs via Instagram Source: @luxegreenerywalls via Instagram Source: @warrenking106 via Instagram Source: @ideas via Instagram An herb garden living wall in your kitchen or outside your kitchen window is a practical way to embrace vertical gardening. Having a vertical herb garden is the best way to ensure that you always have your favorite herbs on hand for health purposes and for cooking. DIY gardening also ensures that your herbs are organic and free of harmful pesticides.
- Balcony Vertical Garden Ideas A vertical garden or hanging garden is a beautiful, practical addition to any balcony, rooftop, patio or other urban outdoor space. If your landlord or homeowner’s association permits, plant lovely trailing plants that cascade over your balcony’s railing. If not, mount a vertical garden planter to one wall and stagger several potted plants in front. Or plant a small patch of grass beneath your vertical garden so you can enjoy the sensation of bare feet on fresh grass even in the concrete jungle. Source: @averse_the_interior via Instagram Source: @biophilicdesigns via Instagram Source: @cesaraguiar_jardinsverticais via Instagram Source: @dharahemani_designs via Instagram Source: @paisajesdejardin via Instagram Source: @wallemi.living.walls_ via Instagram Source: @ideas via Instagram You can also grow an edible vertical garden on a balcony. In under three hours—or less with pre-cut wood—you can build a DIY vertical herb planter that only takes up nine square feet of balcony floor space. You can also use this structure to grow microgreens and lettuce for your salads. Find basic instructions in this video:
6. Creative Vertical Garden Ideas With enough imagination, virtually any container can become a home for your vertical garden ideas. Plant tiny succulents in the holes on bricks stood on end for a unique colorful garden. You can use a ceramic drill bit to make drainage holes in thrift-store mugs and hang them from a mug rack. Watch this video to learn how easy it is to turn any ceramic container into a planter:
Source: @aire_de_durcal.bcn_ via Instagram Source: @anapinkgomez via Instagram Source: @paisajesdejardin via Instagram Source: @quercusgardens via Instagram Create a wall garden along a blank wall or fence by hanging a series of small potted plants in creative arrangements. For example, use containers shaped like birds and fill each with vining plants or different herbs. Paint a simple tree rising from ground level and paint its branches so that each bird appears to be sitting on a branch. Paint a few butterflies flying whimsically between the branches and add a row of colorful potted plants on the ground in front of your living wall mural. 7. Vertical Garden Wall Ideas Even if you have a blank wall that’s perfect for vertical gardening, you may not want to cover the entire structure in plants as you would with a living wall. There are many ways to accentuate your garden ideas by decorating the exposed wall surrounding your plants. Paint designs on the wall or hang artwork amidst the plants. Nestle small sculptures or figurines between shelved plants.
Source: @anja_may_feelinggreen via Instagram Source: @gardening_succulent via Instagram
Cover portions of the wall with horizontal wood fence slats and hang hooks to carry plant-filled buckets. Simple wood lattice panels serve the same purpose and work well with traditional decor. You can even use simple wood fence panels to create a freestanding wall that separates different gardening plots in your backyard. 8. Herb Garden Vertical Garden Ideas A vertical herb garden makes a lot of sense, even if you aren’t limited on outdoor growing space. Grow the herbs you like the best as most herb plants are well-suited for vertical gardens. When choosing plants for your herb garden, get smaller plants that have a minimal root system. They fit well into vertical planter containers and require less soil, making them more lightweight. Source: @greengardenscol via Instagram Source: @hayeswoodrenovation via Instagram Source: @holistically.aud_ via Instagram Source: @kippenskritters via Instagram Source: @mottfabrication via Instagram Source: @southernmeetsmennonite via Instagram Source: @ideas via Instagram Be careful to keep mint in separate containers from your other herbs. Mint tends to grow rapidly and will overtake the other plants in your vertical garden. Arrange your herbs in order based on how much water they like. Place herbs that prefer dry conditions—such as rosemary or lavender—above herbs that will benefit from receiving extra water run-off from above, like bee balm or spearmint. 9. Modern Vertical Garden Ideas Modern vertical gardening ideas combine minimalist design with the beauty of nature. Simple, understated plants are best in modern vertical gardening, where the focus is usually just as much on the structure as on the plants. Growing plants with unusual shapes or colors is a good idea to add an exciting twist to uncomplicated modern design. Source: @arch_interior_style via Instagram Source: @vertigarden_brasil via Instagram Source: @ideas via Instagram Many homes with modern interior design have a monochromatic color scheme. While your plants can be a way of adding a pop of color, you can look to succulents to create a black and white vertical garden. Shop for black-toned aeonium, “Black Knight” echeveria, white wooly senecio, and white-flowering gray lithops (also called “Living Stones”). Your monochromatic vertical gardening idea is likely to attract compliments from visitors for years to come. 10. Shelving And Stand Ideas Gardening is a hobby that often includes a lot of creative recycling. Virtually any type of shelf or stand can be repurposed into a plant holder. An old-fashioned baker’s rack with wire metal shelves is ideal for a vertical garden stand, but any type of shelving system will do. Mix and match wood and metal structures to add a whimsical or eclectic flavor to your vertical gardening zone.
Source: @botanee_ via Instagram Source: @mysucculentaddictionisreal via Instagram Source: @susie_harris_leblond via Instagram A wall covered in floating shelves topped with plants is an attractive vertical gardening display. If you are into vegetable gardening, you will need a sturdier stand than if you are planting lightweight herbs or flowers. Root vegetables that need deeper soil, such as carrots, will end up being too heavy for some shelves or stands. Keep heavier vegetables on the bottom shelf, or put them in planters set on the ground in front of the shelf or stand. 11. Pallet Vertical Garden Ideas A simple wooden pallet can be repurposed into a planter box wall feature or used as-is to house your favorite vertical gardening ideas. One of the more popular garden ideas in farmhouse style houses is to use pallet wood to build a gardening shelf or a series of wall-mounted bins.
Source: @benmagnussen via Instagram Source: @solution_meum via Instagram Source: @trowel.and_.thyme_ via Instagram Repurposing wood pallets is one of the easiest and most economical DIY vertical garden ideas. You can simply prop a pallet against a fence or wall and insert small planting containers into the gaps. For just a little more work, pry off every other plank and nail it to the plank above it to make simple shelves. Paint a pallet-based vertical gardening structure or stain it to coordinate with other furnishings. If you have particularly rustic décor, it may look better to leave the wood unfinished. 12. Easy Vertical Garden Ideas Vertical garden design doesn’t have to be complicated. In fact, you can purchase a pre-made vertical planter structure if you need one of the easiest starts to vertical gardening. Another easy way to begin your vertical garden is to place plants in small galvanized buckets and use metal hooks to hang them from an existing garden wall or fence.
Source: @marciajoly via Instagram Source: @pantry_jess via Instagram Source: @redesigningno.34 via Instagram An old ladder can be easily repurposed into a vertical planter holder. Prop the ladder against the wall or fence, and hang baskets filled with small flowering plants or herbs. A wall-mounted trellis structure can serve the same purpose. Look for a sturdy metal or wood trellis that can hold brackets for potted plants. Add a climbing plant or two, as they will appreciate the trellis and help fill in the wall garden area.
“The garden suggests there might be a place where we can meet nature halfway.” – Michael Pollan Gardening, the act of meeting nature halfway, is a hobby that over 36 million Americans enjoy. But what should you do if you want to try your hand at gardening, but your backyard isn’t big enough for an actual garden? What if your apartment is on the 20th floor, with just a small balcony serving as your only outdoor space? If you cannot dig in ground-level dirt, vertical gardening is a beautiful way to experience the joys of gardening. By making use of your available vertical space, you can create a gorgeous garden design that satisfies your need to connect with nature. Scroll through our best vertical gardening ideas and discover all the ways you can turn any small space into your own personal Eden.
- Vertical Planter Garden Ideas A vertical gardening planter can be made from just about any type of container or material. Basic clay pots, DIY wooden planters, a hanging basket, or even spray-painted tin cans can turn into useful vertical gardening containers. Felt panels covered in pockets are a lightweight type of planter that works well for herbs and succulents.
Source: @barklysnewlife via Instagram Source: @dlsherwood via Instagram Source: @elevationlivingwalls via Instagram Source: @greengardenscol via Instagram Source: @hashtagnursej via Instagram Source: @the_beast_mistress via Instagram If backyard garden space is limited, design a vegetable planter box garden along your deck or patio. Stack each row of a vertical vegetable garden according to the weight of each plant, with heavy plants at ground level and lighter plants up high. 2. Indoor Vertical Garden Ideas DIY vertical garden ideas aren’t only meant for the great outdoors. A small indoor vertical garden can thrive in a sunny room. A living wall planter for inside the home can be found for around $30, or you can buy a vertical garden stacking system for around $75. Turn an empty corner into a hanging garden area with a hanging planter collection filled with flowering and trailing plants. Source: @2b_bern via Instagram Source: @jordan.silver.lining via Instagram Source: @richardrozenbaum via Instagram An indoor succulent vertical garden is a popular feature in many homes today. Succulent plants are low-maintenance and come in a huge variety of shapes and colors. Some species actually thrive better in an indoor environment, especially if you live in a colder climate. Fill a frame shaped wall container with blue agave, purple prickly pear, red echeveria, and yellow sedum for a rainbow-like indoor garden. 3. Wall Planter Vertical Garden Ideas
- Living Wall Vertical Garden Ideas A living wall is a conversation-provoking feature in any home whether located indoors or out. A vertical wall garden can be as large or as small as you desire. Some of the most impressive wall garden structures take up an entire interior wall in the living room or dining area. A vertical wall garden covered in trailing, flowering, and climbing plants makes a stunning feature on your patio or other outdoor space. Source: @alexandre_galhego_paisagismo via Instagram Source: @arq.annaclaudia via Instagram Source: @floraldesignmiguelorozco via Instagram Source: @jacoline_s_designs via Instagram Source: @luxegreenerywalls via Instagram Source: @warrenking106 via Instagram Source: @ideas via Instagram An herb garden living wall in your kitchen or outside your kitchen window is a practical way to embrace vertical gardening. Having a vertical herb garden is the best way to ensure that you always have your favorite herbs on hand for health purposes and for cooking. DIY gardening also ensures that your herbs are organic and free of harmful pesticides.
- Balcony Vertical Garden Ideas A vertical garden or hanging garden is a beautiful, practical addition to any balcony, rooftop, patio or other urban outdoor space. If your landlord or homeowner’s association permits, plant lovely trailing plants that cascade over your balcony’s railing. If not, mount a vertical garden planter to one wall and stagger several potted plants in front. Or plant a small patch of grass beneath your vertical garden so you can enjoy the sensation of bare feet on fresh grass even in the concrete jungle. Source: @averse_the_interior via Instagram Source: @biophilicdesigns via Instagram Source: @cesaraguiar_jardinsverticais via Instagram Source: @dharahemani_designs via Instagram Source: @paisajesdejardin via Instagram Source: @wallemi.living.walls_ via Instagram Source: @ideas via Instagram You can also grow an edible vertical garden on a balcony. In under three hours—or less with pre-cut wood—you can build a DIY vertical herb planter that only takes up nine square feet of balcony floor space. You can also use this structure to grow microgreens and lettuce for your salads. Find basic instructions in this video:
6. Creative Vertical Garden Ideas With enough imagination, virtually any container can become a home for your vertical garden ideas. Plant tiny succulents in the holes on bricks stood on end for a unique colorful garden. You can use a ceramic drill bit to make drainage holes in thrift-store mugs and hang them from a mug rack. Watch this video to learn how easy it is to turn any ceramic container into a planter:
Source: @aire_de_durcal.bcn_ via Instagram Source: @anapinkgomez via Instagram Source: @paisajesdejardin via Instagram Source: @quercusgardens via Instagram Create a wall garden along a blank wall or fence by hanging a series of small potted plants in creative arrangements. For example, use containers shaped like birds and fill each with vining plants or different herbs. Paint a simple tree rising from ground level and paint its branches so that each bird appears to be sitting on a branch. Paint a few butterflies flying whimsically between the branches and add a row of colorful potted plants on the ground in front of your living wall mural. 7. Vertical Garden Wall Ideas Even if you have a blank wall that’s perfect for vertical gardening, you may not want to cover the entire structure in plants as you would with a living wall. There are many ways to accentuate your garden ideas by decorating the exposed wall surrounding your plants. Paint designs on the wall or hang artwork amidst the plants. Nestle small sculptures or figurines between shelved plants.
Source: @anja_may_feelinggreen via Instagram Source: @gardening_succulent via Instagram
Cover portions of the wall with horizontal wood fence slats and hang hooks to carry plant-filled buckets. Simple wood lattice panels serve the same purpose and work well with traditional decor. You can even use simple wood fence panels to create a freestanding wall that separates different gardening plots in your backyard. 8. Herb Garden Vertical Garden Ideas A vertical herb garden makes a lot of sense, even if you aren’t limited on outdoor growing space. Grow the herbs you like the best as most herb plants are well-suited for vertical gardens. When choosing plants for your herb garden, get smaller plants that have a minimal root system. They fit well into vertical planter containers and require less soil, making them more lightweight. Source: @greengardenscol via Instagram Source: @hayeswoodrenovation via Instagram Source: @holistically.aud_ via Instagram Source: @kippenskritters via Instagram Source: @mottfabrication via Instagram Source: @southernmeetsmennonite via Instagram Source: @ideas via Instagram Be careful to keep mint in separate containers from your other herbs. Mint tends to grow rapidly and will overtake the other plants in your vertical garden. Arrange your herbs in order based on how much water they like. Place herbs that prefer dry conditions—such as rosemary or lavender—above herbs that will benefit from receiving extra water run-off from above, like bee balm or spearmint. 9. Modern Vertical Garden Ideas Modern vertical gardening ideas combine minimalist design with the beauty of nature. Simple, understated plants are best in modern vertical gardening, where the focus is usually just as much on the structure as on the plants. Growing plants with unusual shapes or colors is a good idea to add an exciting twist to uncomplicated modern design. Source: @arch_interior_style via Instagram Source: @vertigarden_brasil via Instagram Source: @ideas via Instagram Many homes with modern interior design have a monochromatic color scheme. While your plants can be a way of adding a pop of color, you can look to succulents to create a black and white vertical garden. Shop for black-toned aeonium, “Black Knight” echeveria, white wooly senecio, and white-flowering gray lithops (also called “Living Stones”). Your monochromatic vertical gardening idea is likely to attract compliments from visitors for years to come. 10. Shelving And Stand Ideas Gardening is a hobby that often includes a lot of creative recycling. Virtually any type of shelf or stand can be repurposed into a plant holder. An old-fashioned baker’s rack with wire metal shelves is ideal for a vertical garden stand, but any type of shelving system will do. Mix and match wood and metal structures to add a whimsical or eclectic flavor to your vertical gardening zone.
Source: @botanee_ via Instagram Source: @mysucculentaddictionisreal via Instagram Source: @susie_harris_leblond via Instagram A wall covered in floating shelves topped with plants is an attractive vertical gardening display. If you are into vegetable gardening, you will need a sturdier stand than if you are planting lightweight herbs or flowers. Root vegetables that need deeper soil, such as carrots, will end up being too heavy for some shelves or stands. Keep heavier vegetables on the bottom shelf, or put them in planters set on the ground in front of the shelf or stand. 11. Pallet Vertical Garden Ideas A simple wooden pallet can be repurposed into a planter box wall feature or used as-is to house your favorite vertical gardening ideas. One of the more popular garden ideas in farmhouse style houses is to use pallet wood to build a gardening shelf or a series of wall-mounted bins.
Source: @benmagnussen via Instagram Source: @solution_meum via Instagram Source: @trowel.and_.thyme_ via Instagram Repurposing wood pallets is one of the easiest and most economical DIY vertical garden ideas. You can simply prop a pallet against a fence or wall and insert small planting containers into the gaps. For just a little more work, pry off every other plank and nail it to the plank above it to make simple shelves. Paint a pallet-based vertical gardening structure or stain it to coordinate with other furnishings. If you have particularly rustic décor, it may look better to leave the wood unfinished. 12. Easy Vertical Garden Ideas Vertical garden design doesn’t have to be complicated. In fact, you can purchase a pre-made vertical planter structure if you need one of the easiest starts to vertical gardening. Another easy way to begin your vertical garden is to place plants in small galvanized buckets and use metal hooks to hang them from an existing garden wall or fence.
Source: @marciajoly via Instagram Source: @pantry_jess via Instagram Source: @redesigningno.34 via Instagram An old ladder can be easily repurposed into a vertical planter holder. Prop the ladder against the wall or fence, and hang baskets filled with small flowering plants or herbs. A wall-mounted trellis structure can serve the same purpose. Look for a sturdy metal or wood trellis that can hold brackets for potted plants. Add a climbing plant or two, as they will appreciate the trellis and help fill in the wall garden area.
“The garden suggests there might be a place where we can meet nature halfway.” – Michael Pollan
Gardening, the act of meeting nature halfway, is a hobby that over 36 million Americans enjoy. But what should you do if you want to try your hand at gardening, but your backyard isn’t big enough for an actual garden? What if your apartment is on the 20th floor, with just a small balcony serving as your only outdoor space?
If you cannot dig in ground-level dirt, vertical gardening is a beautiful way to experience the joys of gardening. By making use of your available vertical space, you can create a gorgeous garden design that satisfies your need to connect with nature. Scroll through our best vertical gardening ideas and discover all the ways you can turn any small space into your own personal Eden.
1. Vertical Planter Garden Ideas
A vertical gardening planter can be made from just about any type of container or material. Basic clay pots, DIY wooden planters, a hanging basket, or even spray-painted tin cans can turn into useful vertical gardening containers. Felt panels covered in pockets are a lightweight type of planter that works well for herbs and succulents.
Source: @barklysnewlife via Instagram
Source: @dlsherwood via Instagram
Source: @elevationlivingwalls via Instagram
Source: @greengardenscol via Instagram
Source: @hashtagnursej via Instagram
Source: @the_beast_mistress via Instagram
If backyard garden space is limited, design a vegetable planter box garden along your deck or patio. Stack each row of a vertical vegetable garden according to the weight of each plant, with heavy plants at ground level and lighter plants up high.
2. Indoor Vertical Garden Ideas
DIY vertical garden ideas aren’t only meant for the great outdoors. A small indoor vertical garden can thrive in a sunny room. A living wall planter for inside the home can be found for around $30, or you can buy a vertical garden stacking system for around $75. Turn an empty corner into a hanging garden area with a hanging planter collection filled with flowering and trailing plants.
Source: @2b_bern via Instagram
Source: @jordan.silver.lining via Instagram
Source: @richardrozenbaum via Instagram
An indoor succulent vertical garden is a popular feature in many homes today. Succulent plants are low-maintenance and come in a huge variety of shapes and colors. Some species actually thrive better in an indoor environment, especially if you live in a colder climate. Fill a frame shaped wall container with blue agave, purple prickly pear, red echeveria, and yellow sedum for a rainbow-like indoor garden.
3. Wall Planter Vertical Garden Ideas
4. Living Wall Vertical Garden Ideas
A living wall is a conversation-provoking feature in any home whether located indoors or out. A vertical wall garden can be as large or as small as you desire. Some of the most impressive wall garden structures take up an entire interior wall in the living room or dining area. A vertical wall garden covered in trailing, flowering, and climbing plants makes a stunning feature on your patio or other outdoor space.
Source: @alexandre_galhego_paisagismo via Instagram
Source: @arq.annaclaudia via Instagram
Source: @floraldesignmiguelorozco via Instagram
Source: @jacoline_s_designs via Instagram
Source: @luxegreenerywalls via Instagram
Source: @warrenking106 via Instagram
Source: @ideas via Instagram
An herb garden living wall in your kitchen or outside your kitchen window is a practical way to embrace vertical gardening. Having a vertical herb garden is the best way to ensure that you always have your favorite herbs on hand for health purposes and for cooking. DIY gardening also ensures that your herbs are organic and free of harmful pesticides.
5. Balcony Vertical Garden Ideas
A vertical garden or hanging garden is a beautiful, practical addition to any balcony, rooftop, patio or other urban outdoor space. If your landlord or homeowner’s association permits, plant lovely trailing plants that cascade over your balcony’s railing.
If not, mount a vertical garden planter to one wall and stagger several potted plants in front. Or plant a small patch of grass beneath your vertical garden so you can enjoy the sensation of bare feet on fresh grass even in the concrete jungle.
Source: @averse_the_interior via Instagram
Source: @biophilicdesigns via Instagram
Source: @cesaraguiar_jardinsverticais via Instagram
Source: @dharahemani_designs via Instagram
Source: @paisajesdejardin via Instagram
Source: @wallemi.living.walls_ via Instagram
You can also grow an edible vertical garden on a balcony. In under three hours—or less with pre-cut wood—you can build a DIY vertical herb planter that only takes up nine square feet of balcony floor space. You can also use this structure to grow microgreens and lettuce for your salads. Find basic instructions in this video:
6. Creative Vertical Garden Ideas
With enough imagination, virtually any container can become a home for your vertical garden ideas. Plant tiny succulents in the holes on bricks stood on end for a unique colorful garden. You can use a ceramic drill bit to make drainage holes in thrift-store mugs and hang them from a mug rack. Watch this video to learn how easy it is to turn any ceramic container into a planter:
Source: @aire_de_durcal.bcn_ via Instagram
Source: @anapinkgomez via Instagram
Source: @quercusgardens via Instagram
Create a wall garden along a blank wall or fence by hanging a series of small potted plants in creative arrangements. For example, use containers shaped like birds and fill each with vining plants or different herbs.
Paint a simple tree rising from ground level and paint its branches so that each bird appears to be sitting on a branch. Paint a few butterflies flying whimsically between the branches and add a row of colorful potted plants on the ground in front of your living wall mural.
7. Vertical Garden Wall Ideas
Even if you have a blank wall that’s perfect for vertical gardening, you may not want to cover the entire structure in plants as you would with a living wall. There are many ways to accentuate your garden ideas by decorating the exposed wall surrounding your plants. Paint designs on the wall or hang artwork amidst the plants. Nestle small sculptures or figurines between shelved plants.
Source: @anja_may_feelinggreen via Instagram
Source: @gardening_succulent via Instagram
Cover portions of the wall with horizontal wood fence slats and hang hooks to carry plant-filled buckets. Simple wood lattice panels serve the same purpose and work well with traditional decor. You can even use simple wood fence panels to create a freestanding wall that separates different gardening plots in your backyard.
8. Herb Garden Vertical Garden Ideas
A vertical herb garden makes a lot of sense, even if you aren’t limited on outdoor growing space. Grow the herbs you like the best as most herb plants are well-suited for vertical gardens. When choosing plants for your herb garden, get smaller plants that have a minimal root system. They fit well into vertical planter containers and require less soil, making them more lightweight.
Source: @hayeswoodrenovation via Instagram
Source: @holistically.aud_ via Instagram
Source: @kippenskritters via Instagram
Source: @mottfabrication via Instagram
Source: @southernmeetsmennonite via Instagram
Be careful to keep mint in separate containers from your other herbs. Mint tends to grow rapidly and will overtake the other plants in your vertical garden. Arrange your herbs in order based on how much water they like. Place herbs that prefer dry conditions—such as rosemary or lavender—above herbs that will benefit from receiving extra water run-off from above, like bee balm or spearmint.
9. Modern Vertical Garden Ideas
Modern vertical gardening ideas combine minimalist design with the beauty of nature. Simple, understated plants are best in modern vertical gardening, where the focus is usually just as much on the structure as on the plants. Growing plants with unusual shapes or colors is a good idea to add an exciting twist to uncomplicated modern design.
Source: @arch_interior_style via Instagram
Source: @vertigarden_brasil via Instagram
Many homes with modern interior design have a monochromatic color scheme. While your plants can be a way of adding a pop of color, you can look to succulents to create a black and white vertical garden. Shop for black-toned aeonium, “Black Knight” echeveria, white wooly senecio, and white-flowering gray lithops (also called “Living Stones”). Your monochromatic vertical gardening idea is likely to attract compliments from visitors for years to come.
10. Shelving And Stand Ideas
Gardening is a hobby that often includes a lot of creative recycling. Virtually any type of shelf or stand can be repurposed into a plant holder. An old-fashioned baker’s rack with wire metal shelves is ideal for a vertical garden stand, but any type of shelving system will do. Mix and match wood and metal structures to add a whimsical or eclectic flavor to your vertical gardening zone.
Source: @botanee_ via Instagram
Source: @mysucculentaddictionisreal via Instagram
Source: @susie_harris_leblond via Instagram
A wall covered in floating shelves topped with plants is an attractive vertical gardening display. If you are into vegetable gardening, you will need a sturdier stand than if you are planting lightweight herbs or flowers.
Root vegetables that need deeper soil, such as carrots, will end up being too heavy for some shelves or stands. Keep heavier vegetables on the bottom shelf, or put them in planters set on the ground in front of the shelf or stand.
11. Pallet Vertical Garden Ideas
A simple wooden pallet can be repurposed into a planter box wall feature or used as-is to house your favorite vertical gardening ideas. One of the more popular garden ideas in farmhouse style houses is to use pallet wood to build a gardening shelf or a series of wall-mounted bins.
Source: @benmagnussen via Instagram
Source: @solution_meum via Instagram
Source: @trowel.and_.thyme_ via Instagram
Repurposing wood pallets is one of the easiest and most economical DIY vertical garden ideas. You can simply prop a pallet against a fence or wall and insert small planting containers into the gaps. For just a little more work, pry off every other plank and nail it to the plank above it to make simple shelves.
Paint a pallet-based vertical gardening structure or stain it to coordinate with other furnishings. If you have particularly rustic décor, it may look better to leave the wood unfinished.
12. Easy Vertical Garden Ideas
Vertical garden design doesn’t have to be complicated. In fact, you can purchase a pre-made vertical planter structure if you need one of the easiest starts to vertical gardening. Another easy way to begin your vertical garden is to place plants in small galvanized buckets and use metal hooks to hang them from an existing garden wall or fence.
Source: @marciajoly via Instagram
Source: @pantry_jess via Instagram
Source: @redesigningno.34 via Instagram
An old ladder can be easily repurposed into a vertical planter holder. Prop the ladder against the wall or fence, and hang baskets filled with small flowering plants or herbs. A wall-mounted trellis structure can serve the same purpose. Look for a sturdy metal or wood trellis that can hold brackets for potted plants. Add a climbing plant or two, as they will appreciate the trellis and help fill in the wall garden area.
What edible plants can grow in a vertical garden?
A huge variety of edible plants can thrive when planted in a vertical garden design. With proper sunlight, soil, and planning, it’s possible to harvest the following from a vertical garden system:
Tomatoes Peppers Pole beans and peas Cucumbers Strawberries Squash Garlic Carrots Broccoli and cauliflower Greens (kale, spinach, lettuce, microgreens)
What are the best herbs for a vertical garden?
Growing herbs is a great introduction to the beauty of vertical gardening. Herbs generally prefer dry soil, so they require less frequent watering than a flower or vegetable garden. Vertical herb varieties include:
Basil Chives Cilantro Dill Lavender Mint Oregano Parsley Rosemary Sage Stevia Thyme
Are vertical gardens expensive?
The cost of bringing your DIY vertical garden ideas to fruition will depend on how complex you want your vertical garden system to be. Container options range from free wood pallets to pricey ceramic or glass planters. Expect to spend anywhere from $100 to $300 for containers, plants, soil, and watering materials.
What edible plants can grow in a vertical garden?
A huge variety of edible plants can thrive when planted in a vertical garden design. With proper sunlight, soil, and planning, it’s possible to harvest the following from a vertical garden system:
Tomatoes Peppers Pole beans and peas Cucumbers Strawberries Squash Garlic Carrots Broccoli and cauliflower Greens (kale, spinach, lettuce, microgreens)
A huge variety of edible plants can thrive when planted in a vertical garden design. With proper sunlight, soil, and planning, it’s possible to harvest the following from a vertical garden system:
Tomatoes
Peppers
Pole beans and peas
Cucumbers
Strawberries
Squash
Garlic
Carrots
Broccoli and cauliflower
Greens (kale, spinach, lettuce, microgreens)
What are the best herbs for a vertical garden?
Growing herbs is a great introduction to the beauty of vertical gardening. Herbs generally prefer dry soil, so they require less frequent watering than a flower or vegetable garden. Vertical herb varieties include:
Basil Chives Cilantro Dill Lavender Mint Oregano Parsley Rosemary Sage Stevia Thyme
Growing herbs is a great introduction to the beauty of vertical gardening. Herbs generally prefer dry soil, so they require less frequent watering than a flower or vegetable garden. Vertical herb varieties include:
Basil
Chives
Cilantro
Dill
Lavender
Mint
Oregano
Parsley
Rosemary
Sage
Stevia
Thyme
Are vertical gardens expensive?
The cost of bringing your DIY vertical garden ideas to fruition will depend on how complex you want your vertical garden system to be. Container options range from free wood pallets to pricey ceramic or glass planters. Expect to spend anywhere from $100 to $300 for containers, plants, soil, and watering materials.
The cost of bringing your DIY vertical garden ideas to fruition will depend on how complex you want your vertical garden system to be. Container options range from free wood pallets to pricey ceramic or glass planters. Expect to spend anywhere from $100 to $300 for containers, plants, soil, and watering materials.
