(Have you ever grown a vine on a fence?
This gardening style is perfect for just about any outdoor or indoor space.
Get started with our vertical gardening guide.
Living wall.Credit: Denny Schrock
Vertical Gardening Basics
Vertical gardening uses upright structures to create garden elements or define spaces.
Green walls, another form of vertical gardening, are the latest fashion in gardening.
Increasingly, hotels and office buildings are incorporating living walls and vertical gardens inside and outside.
Vertical planter and trellis.Credit: Jay Wilde/The Wilde Project
Although vertical gardens might need more frequent watering, theycontribute to better air quality.
Now, dozens of his other works are installed worldwide, indoors and out.
Blanc refers to his projects as living paintings or vegetal walls.
Pink flowers on trellised wall.Credit: Ed Gohlich Photography Inc
The frame of a vertical plant wall hangs on a wall or stands alone.
The rigid plastic attached to the frame makes the wall waterproof.
The roots of attached plants grow in the felt, where water and fertilizer are evenly distributed.
Black-eyed Susan vine.Credit: Marty Baldwin
Plant selection depends on the light and other growing conditions.
If some of your plants require more light than others,add a grow lightfor the light-hungry plants.
Columnar Plants
Columnar plants provide vertical gardening interest.
Trellised wall with vines.Credit: Matthew Benson Photography
Many can be grown without a supporting structure.
Leave space between the trellis and the wall for air circulation.
you could build vertical gardening structures yourself.
Hanging herb garden.
Aninvisible trellisworks well indoors, as would aclimbing willow frame.
For outdoor vertical gardening, build avegetable trellisfor edible planting.
Abean trelliswill develop into a green arbor, adding a charming touch to your yard.
Trellis design on deck.Credit: ED GOHLICH PHOTOGRAPHY INC
Download ourfree trellis planto get started on your vertical gardening project.
