Creating a Vertical Garden

This past spring I started my first official garden in Phoenix with help from Greg at the Urban Farm.  Since space was limited I grew the cucumbers and pole beans vertically by tying them to bamboo poles.  And that has been my knowledge of vertical gardening.  Until now.

Yesterday I saw that Melissa at The Inspired Room wrote about creating a vertical garden by repurposing and old wooden pallet to make a vertical flower garden.

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This inspired me (haha, get it?) to research more about vertical gardens, the various types and how to make them.  First, here is another DIY pallet garden.  The plants are growing from inside the pallet.  Complete instructions for this garden can be found at Life on the Balcony.

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And then today I noticed a post on Inhabitat featuring a large scale vertical living wall in Spain. Wow! Now this is something!  Wait, hold up!  We’re not ready to build that yet!

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Here’s a standard looking set up using fencing with wooden supports.  If you’re planting in the ground this option looks nice and tidy. The building plans are available on Instructables.

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For an uber chic interior vertical garden have a look at this one from the New York Times. Inspired by the rainforest of South America, Michael Riley designed this garden to grow without dirt.

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Another unique outdoor garden wall uses good old fashioned gutters attached to the side of a house as vertical planters.  So creative! Just proves you don’t need a large plot of land to grow plants.

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A hydroponic garden wall by name may sound like a difficult thing to build, but Neville Passmore explains how to do it in this informative video.   Why not give it a try?