It’s easy to think your landscaping and gardening dreams can’t become a reality if you have a home with a small outdoor space, however, thanks to vertical gardening, there are many options to elevate your landscaping even in tight spaces! Vertical gardening has become a wildly popular trend over the past decade, creating beautiful landscaping without the need for large outdoor spaces. From elevating a small backyard patio, a balcony, or a small yard, vertical gardening might be the perfect solution for you.
How to Incorporate Vertical Gardening Into Your Landscape
Often referred to as “green walls,” there are many different ways to use vertical landscaping in your outdoor spaces. From herb hardens to climbing vines and even hanging pots, there is a way to vertical garden for everyone.
Climbing Plants
Climbing plants are a great way to add a boost of greenery and color without the need for large spaces. A few popular climbing vines and plants include:
- Clematis
- Ivy
- Wisteria
- Jasmine
- Passionflower Use trellises, pergolas, or fence lines to support their upward growth.
Hanging Pots
Hanging pots are another great way to bring landscaping to small spaces. Without the need for ground space, you can hang pots or even mount them into a wall to create a “pot wall” for flowers, herbs and more. A few great options that thrive in smaller pots include:
- Herbs like basil, thyme, and mint
- Leafy greens like lettuce and arugula
- Succulents and trailing vines These options work wonderfully on fences, balcony railings, or patio walls.
Living Walls
Living walls are often seen in high end restaurants and venues as backdrops for photo ops, and with their stunning ability to bring a wall to life, it’s easy to see why it’s a great and beautiful way to freshen up your small spaces. An easy way to build a living wall includes building a wall with pallets, filling the empty spaces with soil and choosing plants that spread. A few popular choices for living walls include:
- Ferns
- Mosses
- Air plants (no soil needed!)
- Colorful annuals Use drip irrigation or self-watering systems to keep maintenance manageable.
Plant Stands
If you’re hoping to start small, a simply plant stand is a great way to get your landscaping started! Arguably the easiest way to get started with vertical gardening, you can use a variety of things to create plant stands or shelves in your outdoor spaces including:
- Wooden crates
- Metal racks
- Multi-level planter boxes Add potted flowers, decorative grasses, or aromatic herbs to each shelf.
Regardless of how much space you have available, there is always a way to create a stunning outdoor space that allows you to enjoy some fresh air amongst beautiful landscape. Our team of professional landscapers specializes in a large range of landscaping needs, ensuring that whether you need a full landscape design to transform a vast outdoor space, or you’re simply looking at boosting a small outdoor area, we can help transform your space into a true outdoor oasis. Contact us today to get started!