Janece Maze is Associate Editor at Country Living, where she covers DIY projects, gardening, and travel. When she’s not in the kitchen creating a new recipe with farm fresh ingredients, you can find her on the road heading to a music festival or browsing a local consignment shop. 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If you're searching for some extra space in the garden—or in need of privacy outside of your home, going vertical is a wonderful option!
Regardless of your reason, it's worth exploring vertical gardening options that utilize upright growth habits (such as flowering vines) or container-loving plants to maximize your growing space. This technique works indoors or out!
You can add some sparkle to a plain kitchen, give bare indoors walls a touch of color with indoor plants, and add screening and texture to outdoor spaces. You also can grow a kitchen garden near your back door or make a dull exterior wall prettier. There's really no limit to what you can do when you're growing up!
Many different types of houseplants, annuals, perennials, and shrubs work well in a vertical space, so there are plenty of options on what plants you can use.
Adding window boxes, hanging pots, or a garden structure such as a trellis also provides additional exterior vertical growing space. And you can DIY many different kinds of planters with a few inexpensive craft or salvaged items to create your own one-of-a-kind vertical growing space.
So, get creative and read on to discover a few of our favorite vertical garden ideas for your home, indoors or out.
Plant a perennial vine to grow up a garden structure or wall. Clinging vines, such as the climbing hydrangea shown here, won't damage mortar the way plants such as English ivy do.
What's better than being able to snip off fresh herbs while you're cooking? This simple but elegant-looking hanging planter idea from Julie Blanner can dress up any bright window in your kitchen.
A salvaged window proves the perfect support for a climbing vine, such as star jasmine. Remove the glass panes and hang on a wall or rest on your potting shed work table. RELATED: 8 Easy Tips for Creating Your Very Own Backyard She Shed
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Hanging Garden Planter
Milamai//Getty Images
If you have a spare hook or two on the porch, add a cheery hanging flower planter to a spot. Pick up hanging plant hooks at the hardware if you don't have hooks in your selected space.
Here's a super-simple way to add height: Lean an old ladder against the wall and use it as tiered shelving for plants. This wouldn't be hard to DIY with landscape timbers. RELATED: 23 DIY Pretty Flower Pot Ideas
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
7
Bamboo Trellis
Jacky Parker Photography//Getty Images
Remember that vertical doesn't have to mean complicated.
Lash together several pieces of bamboo to create a rustic tuteur (aka, a freestanding trellis). Or get thrifty with long limbs salvaged from your yard. Then train annual vines such as morning glories or black-eyed Susan vines up it for a gorgeous focal point.
Plant a wall garden with succulents or other shallow-rooted plants such as lettuce or herbs. Easy to set up wall garden container options are available online. They're incredibly fun and easy!
A weathered doorway gets a romantic touch with a winding archway soaring above its entry. Search for a local landscaping contractor to assist with installing your dreamy project. RELATED: Upgrade Your Garden With a DIY Bean House This Spring
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Upcycled Wooden Pallet
Vichai//Getty Images
Reuse a wooden pallet by creating a wall unit for potted plants. You can attach it to a wall, or even lean two pallets together.
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
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Privacy Trellis
krblokhin//Getty Images
Neighbor's patio too close to yours? Frame a sheet or two of lattice to create a mini-wall.
Landscape fabric and cactus potting mix are two of the secret ingredients in this easy DIY succulent garden tutorial from Jen Woodhouse. It would look lovely on a mantel, in a bedroom, or on the wall of a dining room. Related: The Complete Guide to Growing Succulents
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
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DIY Vertical Hanging Planter Garden
Paper + Stitch
Bet you never thought you could turn $5 hanging planters into something this gorgeous! A flat-finish paint, some sturdy rope, and washi tape help get the job done.
Set up the perfect spot to create a pretty and functional gardening display. A gardening shed performs double duty—it's covered in easy to install half round planters with vibrant flowers and inside it holds precious garden wares. RELATED: 12 Ways to Perk Up Your Garden Shed
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
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Brass Ring Hanging Planter
Rachel Denbow
This delicate DIY brass ring vertical planter is ideal for a single small succulent or air plant. Because it's so simple, it looks stunning when paired with other potted plants.
Jessica Hibbard Elenstar; shot on location at Terrain at Styer's
Composed of non-toxic biodegradable material, planter pouches are super durable. Metal grommets make them easy to attach to a wall with screws.
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Modern Kitchen Garden
Inspired by Charm
Grow your herbs right where you need them—in your kitchen, of course! You can easily customize this indoor garden tutorial by purchasing pots that match your own decor.
