Vertical gardens offer an exciting way to add greenery to small spaces without taking up too much room. Vertical gardens require less space than traditional garden plots while offering an appealing display.

Vertical gardens can range in complexity, from green walls and green roofs to planters on slat-wall planters and freestanding vertical garden racks. There’s even hydroponic towers if that’s your preference!

1. Hanging Garden

Vertical gardening can expand garden space for those with limited yard space. There are a variety of ways to do this – converting a hayrack into an herb planter or building a freestanding rack are among many solutions available to you.

Hillock notes that some vegetable plants can even be grown vertically, such as vines of nasturtiums or thyme, pole beans, cucumbers (provided they have enough support), grapes squash melons pumpkins can even be grown on trellises (although these crops might require additional sturdy support).

Another effective means for outdoor vertical gardening is a simple trellis, constructed using materials such as 2’x4’s and chain link fencing. A metal trellis may also be attached directly to walls or fences using hooks or chains for easy hanging.

2. Wall Garden

Vertical gardening can be an innovative solution when working with limited space to increase production. By using plant species such as peas and other vining crops or herbs, flowers, or vegetables as the basis for vertical gardens, this strategy not only creates the illusion of larger gardens while simultaneously increasing yields but also makes gardens appear bigger while looking bigger!

These wall and fence gardens include planters affixed to walls, baskets hung from trellises, pockets attached to fences with sleeves for spaghetti drip tubing, as well as pockets fitted with openings that sleeve into sleeves on a fence – pockets which feature sleeves containing openings with which spaghetti drip tubing may run through; basil or similar annual flowers and perennials make good additions for these pockets.

Freestanding green walls are revolutionizing communities, high streets, and public spaces across the country. By providing additional greenery that improves air quality and acts as a boundary marker or for privacy purposes.

3. Soda Bottle Garden

Vertical gardening can add natural beauty and functionality to any home. By using innovative designs that upcycle materials from existing items, vertical gardens can transform even limited spaces into stunning outdoor living spaces.

Turn old soda bottles into terrariums and planters for an engaging DIY project suitable for both children and adults. A layer of aquarium gravel at the base helps with drainage while potting soil fills in any empty spaces in the bottle.

Herbs can easily be grown in a bottle garden, while flowering climbers attract wildlife to your yard. Some plants even produce delicious treats for birds to snack on – helping contribute to a healthier environment and making you part of it!

4. Terra Cotta Pot Garden

If you want to grow vegetables, herbs, or flowers but lack space for a garden, look up. Vertical gardens make perfect additions for balconies, porches, and windowsills.

Many gardeners turn to recycled materials such as pallets and old containers as building materials for trellises and structures that support vines and plants, thus reducing waste while giving new life to materials that would otherwise end up in the landfill.

Fill this terra cotta planter with flowering and culinary herbs for an attractive display. Herbs are easy to cultivate and add an aromatic flair to salads and soups, while trailing plants such as nasturtiums or sweet peas look beautiful when trailing over containers or climbing upwards within planters with their tendrils.

5. Crate Garden

Add greenery to your home can boost both mental wellbeing and air quality in your living space, but urban garden enthusiasts often have limited space available. Luckily, there are numerous clever vertical garden ideas that can transform even limited areas into flourishing green spaces.

Create an Herb Wall With Repurposed Containers: Use recycled cans, mason jars or wooden crates as herb planters to grow your favorite kitchen herbs in an herb wall. A tiered pot stand may also come in handy.

Climbing Vegetable Trellis: Construct a DIY trellis system from bamboo sticks or wooden stakes to support climbing beans, peas or flowering vines such as grapevines and save ground space with this unique gardening method. Not only is it economical and practical; but its design saves valuable garden real estate as well!

6. Denim Planter

No matter where you reside – urban apartment or rural farm – vertical gardens provide plenty of ways to grow food for yourself. Climbing vine crops like peas and beans up trellises while planting low-growing greens and flowers on either side to maximize space can make an effective vertical garden design.

Repurposing pallets or other materials to create vertical gardens can also save space, as this mom did when she used back pockets of old jeans to craft unique hanging planters – ideal for trailing plants like ivy or philodendron.

Hanging plants provide an easy, space-saving solution for urban Austinites. These planters can be suspended from a railing, fence or hook and used to cultivate herbs, flowers and even vegetables!

7. Hanging Planter

Although this garden uses a traditional trellis to grow flowers, vegetables and greens also work well in vertical gardens. Heirloom tomatoes, green beans and cucumbers all thrive under this setup while herbs such as basil and mint thrive too!

At the heart of it all lies success when creating a vertical garden: selecting plants that thrive in their environment. Though some vegetables such as kale and cabbage don’t make great vertical garden additions, leafy greens like cilantro have shallow root systems which make for easier planting. Group similar plants together for visual effect – in this tutorial dracaena and pothos are planted together creating a more uniform look.