Vertical gardening is one of the most popular trends in modern landscape design. In our climate, there is a sufficient number of weaving, climbing and ampelous plants that can give both the garden and the house an unusual and attractive look, and the use of various structures and other devices allows you to make truly original things, easily landscaping any vertical surface.
Vertical gardening is a relatively new trend in landscape design in our country, but abroad this type of garden and garden decor has long been popular, it is from there that new interesting ideas come to us that can be easily applied in our garden.
Option # 1 – greening buildings
Vertical landscaping is especially popular in the UK, where already cozy cottages become even more attractive when one of the walls, and often the whole house, is covered with a cascade of ivy or wild grapes. These varieties of lianas are most suitable for vertical gardening of buildings in our climate. The advantage of this type of green house decor is that under the greenery you can hide the flaws of the building.
Option # 2 – creating a microclimate
If you use vertical gardening on a large scale, and not only as a decorative element, it is really possible to regulate the microclimate on the site in the warm season with its help. Arches, galleries, gazebos, verandas, entwined with weaving plants, form shady corners where you can hide from the summer heat and the scorching sun. Thus, these are not only beautiful decorative elements, but also functional designs.
A decorative wall, on which there are many ampelous petunias and fuchsias in the pots, can become an element of garden zoning and an excellent decorative element
The thick green curtain also reduces noise levels, making it so pleasant to be in its cozy shade. Areas of soil under vertical green structures are always more humid, moisture evaporates more slowly from the covered shade of the earth, as a result, in the summer heat, the air on the site will be more humid, with less dust.
You can also decorate a fence with climbing plants, read about this:
Option # 3 – zoning
Vertical gardening of the summer cottage can be successfully used to divide the garden into zones. For example, a recreational area can be separated from the utility area by a picturesque hedge, which can have many looks, if you show your imagination.
To help gardeners today, there are vertical landscaping designs that are created specifically as decorative elements for climbing plants. Metal and plastic nets, wood grates, graceful pergolas, screens – using one or two elements in the garden, you can already create bright, expressive images. Such a picturesque wall of flowers and greenery will add special beauty to the garden, and create coziness and comfortable conditions for the owners.
Arched structures
The arch is a common element in landscape design, but in the past few years, the use of arches has become especially popular. If there is free space on the site, you can make not a gazebo, which you won’t surprise anyone with, but a gallery of several arches. A wonderful gallery will turn out from climbing roses, you can also use honeysuckle, clematis, morning glory.
Several arches, placed in a row one by one, visually expand the space. One of the best plants to decorate this design is climbing roses.
The gallery-tunnel of rectangular structures creates the impression of a wild corner, where the colors of nature riot. In a small area, it will be enough to arrange 3-4 such arches to create a place for rest
Hanging boxes, flowerpots and containers
Now there are many interesting options for container gardening. Vertically placed containers or boxes can become an original decoration of the wall of any building in the yard. Vases are more suitable for decorating a terrace, patio. Blooming ampelous plants look good in them – petunia, pelargonium, begonia and others.
An interesting idea for a small garden – the plants are planted in a plastic pipe cut in half. Such a device can be hung from the beams of a veranda or a branch of a large tree. Below you need to make holes for the outflow of moisture
Such an improvisation with shelves will be interesting to look on the wall of a house or other building.
Decorative pergolas
A pergola is a decorative lattice made of wood, specially designed for decoration with green plants that look beautiful against its background. The pergola goes well with the arch, various designs, which are combinations of pergolas and arches, are widely used in garden landscape design.
You can learn more about how to build and effectively decorate a pergola from the material:
Climbing roses against the background of a wooden lattice have already become a classic composition. There is nothing complicated in its creation, and such a place to relax will be an adornment of any garden.
Hedge
This is a classic decor element. A hedge can be a regular fence if it is adorned with wild grapes, ornamental beans, morning glories, or other vines and climbing plants. A trellis or a screen can also play the role of a hedge. These are light, beautiful designs that let the sun’s rays through well. Screens and trellises have sufficient strength and are specially designed to support climbing plants. A screen installed in a certain place in the garden will become an excellent decorative element, it can be used for zoning, and will create a shade for relaxation.
The easiest way to create a hedge is to use the fence as a support for a climbing plant.
Vertical flower bed
We still have vertical flower beds, so by making one on your site, you will give the garden an original look, as vertical flower beds look quite unusual. They are also good because they take up very little space. To create a flower bed, you can use special garden containers for plants in several tiers (usually three).
The material on the design rules for multi-tiered and raised flower beds will also be useful:
This form for a vertical flower bed can be purchased in the store, the ideal plant for it is ampelous petunia with luxurious bright flowers
For a vertical flower bed, you can use different plants: ampels, ferns, even vegetables, herbs and herbs. In the latter case, you will have a vertical vegetable garden.
For vertical gardening of the wall, containers with soil were used, the plants were planted in rows, forming interesting combinations of different shapes and colors
Also, you can make a tower flower bed using boxes of different sizes without a bottom. The largest and widest box is located at the bottom, a smaller box is placed on it, etc. The earth is poured into the boxes, and the plants must be planted in places free of boxes. Here it is not necessary to use ampels and climbing plants, asters, majors, dahlias, marigolds and many other wonderful flowers are suitable for decorating a flower bed-tower.
But if there is not enough space for a garden in the country, you can grow herbs and herbs in a pendant with pockets located right on the wall of a house or other building. You can sew it or buy a shoe hanger at the store, hang it on a piece of pipe attached to the wall, or a cornice. The fabric should allow water to pass through, if water does not pass through the fabric well, make small holes at the bottom. At the bottom, you need to place a pallet where moisture will drain after watering. We fill the pockets with compost, then seedlings are planted in them, you can also sow seeds.
An original solution for vertical landscaping – a garden on the wall created using a shoe hanger
Do-it-yourself vertical gardening does not require special funds, efforts and knowledge. And this activity is very pleasant for those who like to tinker in the garden, in contact with nature.
You can decorate the plot to your taste, choose the plants that you like, learn to care for them and, by your efforts, turn your garden into a pleasant, beautiful and original place to relax.
