Green drenching is gardening’s answer to the design trend of color drenching your home.
What Is Green Drenching?
Theres something restorative about being in nature, says Katie Tamony of Monrovia plant company.
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All that green calms you.
it’s possible for you to green-drench patio walls, backyard fences, indoor walls, and arbors.
Green Drenching Ideas
Green-drenching can make a big impact in a small space.
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Here are some ways to use plants to green-drench your living spaces, indoors and out.
Leaves are better than a privacy fence.
What better place to start green-drenching than a foundation of evergreen shrubs?
Clay suggests planting a row of evergreens like Dragon PrinceJapanese cedar(Cryptomeriajaponica)along your property line.
Emerald Colonnadeholly(Ilexspp.)
is another tall choice for a green-drenched living hedge, reaching 12 feet tall.
They can make a small space feel contained and private, Clay says.
Train a Vine
Vines make a good base for a green-drenched space.
Were seeing a real increase ininterest in all kinds of vines, Clay says.
She likes jasmine vines because they have fragrant blooms along with the green leaves.
Vines likeclematisandmandevillaalso work well in a green-drenched space.
The aroma of blooms adds a sense of wellbeing, and thats one of the elements of green drenching.
A single color doesnt equal monotony.
Use different-sized baskets and suspend the plants at different heights to add variety to your blanket of green.
Choose variegated varieties of plants to inject splashes of yellow-green and white as accents.
Position plants so there are plants from floor to ceiling.
Put some plants in oversized containers on the floor in front of plants on the wall.
Choose plants that trail and plants that grow tall.
The key to successful green drenching is mixing leaf colors, textures, and plant shapes.
Good foliage plants for a houseplant feature wall include:
Hydroponic growing systemsare another way to green-drench a space.
Theyll create a wall of green, and they often come with their own grow lamp.
Plant an Eden
Dont just embrace the green color; embrace the green concept.
Green, of course, connotes earth-friendly living that supports wellness in us and the planet.
Plant a productivespace that attracts bees, butterflies, and other pollinatorsand includes edible plants as well as ornamentals.
Juxtapose the double-drenched landscape with foliage plants to add a green-drenched backdrop.
Your goal is a small ecosystem of plants that creates your own private garden of Eden.
When you come home, you want a feeling of going on a little mini escape, Tamony says.
Green drenching can deliver just that.
Think of this trend as self-care with leaves.
