Vertical gardening is a space-saving way to grow plants and herbs in small outdoor areas. It allows gardeners to maximize limited yard space and beautify areas like fences and walls. These vertical garden ideas demonstrate creative designs that are affordable and easy to construct at home.
1. Vertical Garden with Drip Watering System
In just an hour, with a little help from some power tools, you'll have the body of the garden built. A drip watering system is then added for irrigation so you don't have to worry about forgetting to water. Hang this vertical garden on a fence or wall.
2. Easy Indoor Herb Wall Garden
This one is kept indoors and is meant to grow herbs. A small space in the kitchen would be enough room to fit a few wall planters that can be filled with soil and plants for fresh herbs right in the kitchen.
3. Vertical Garden
This DIY vertical garden uses silver pails hooked onto railings, just waiting to be filled with plants. This is an elegant way to add greenery along a deck or patio without taking up much space.
4. Easy Vertical Garden
A felt pocket planter is used here to make this garden set-up quick and easy. The planter is mounted with screws and then the pockets are filled with plants. Water it once every two days and you have an easy-to-care-for vertical garden.
5. Stenciled Vertical Garden
One way to dress up a vertical garden is by adding some color to the background. Here paint and stencils have been used for a Moroccan-style theme that would look great out in the yard or traditional garden.
6. Suspended Vertical Garden
This unique DIY vertical garden takes individual pots and suspends them on wires. You can customize this vertical garden to fit your space and you can use as many wires or buckets as you like.
7. Ladder Planter Vertical Garden
This vertical garden is built to look like a ladder. Sitting on each "rung" is a wooden planter box. Use the free plans to build this 5-shelf-high garden, there's even a video to help you with the build.
8. Rainbow Vertical Garden
Here crates are painted all different colors to give them some real interest. The crates are attached and then ready for flowers. This bright vertical garden adds lots of charm to a yard.
9. Hanging Herb Garden
Upcycle an old pair of jeans into a pocket that's strong enough to hold a plant. A liner is included to keep everything dry. Wood from a plank of old pallet wood is treated and then used as a base to hold the denim planters.
10. Vertical Hanging Kitchen Garden
This DIY vertical hanging kitchen garden is mobile so you can put it anywhere you like. It's actually surprisingly inexpensive at only around $30 to build but looks gorgeous filled with herbs.
11. Wood Slat Fence with Planters
One way to make a vertical garden is by adding planters to a wall or fence Here a slat wall is built and then planters are placed on it. This will change the look of your space and give you more space for gardening.
12. Cottage Screen Door Vertical Garden
Upcycle a screen door by transforming it into a vertical garden. Here a cottage screen door is used for a whimsical feel. The planters are paint cans, which you can paint whichever colors go well with your space.
