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Vertical Gardens – A great way of saving space and beautifying homes

Author: Arun

Vertical GardeningEverybody wants to have a beautiful garden in their homes that consists of wide range of plants, herbs, flowers and other such vegetation. Green cover around your homes gives it a pleasant look and helps in maintaining the clean environment. There are also people who pursue gardening as an active interest and are always involved in giving a new look to their gardens.

However, at times, their ambitions of having a small garden of their choice is suppressed by the less horizontal space around their homes. What if you don’t have much space, you can still pursue your gardening dream by growing vertical gardens in your home. Do you feel confused about this terminology? Let us give you a detailed insight into the vertical gardens through this informative blog.

What does the term “vertical gardens” mean?

Vertical gardening is an innovative and highly productive system of growing plant and trees on a vertical surface which is exactly opposite of having a horizontal garden. Although, plants varieties like climbers, creepers and others have been using the vertical space like walls or trellises for their growth from a long time. However, with this vertical gardening process, even non climber plants can be grown easily without requiring much space.

Prerequisites of a vertical garden

Growing a vertical garden is not some “rocket science” but it certainly requires some favorable conditions for the proper growth and development of plants. Here are the few useful tips that can help you in managing a vertical garden in an easy manner.

  • Always select a sunny space or a place of optimum sunlight to ensure the proper growth of plants.
  • Manage a vertical garden that is within your reach to ensure its efficient handling, trimming and care. Greater the height of your vertical gardens, difficult it will be to manage it properly.
  • Use a support system which is too strong and sturdy to handle the weight of your entire vertical gardens.
  • You need to have a supporting wall that can retain the moisture for a long time. To avoid the moisture from entering the walls, you need to use a polyethylene layer that can act as a barrier between your vertical garden and the wall.

Vertical Gardening on Walla

What to grow on your vertical gardens?

Once, you have decided to start a vertical garden in your home, it is advised to have a proper understanding about the type of plants that can be grown effectively. The selection of the plants depends upon the exposure to sunlight and their root system. For an indoor vertical garden, choose plants that grow in shade, whereas for outdoor vertical gardens, you can opt for the sun loving plant varieties. In case of a balcony based vertical garden, growing semi-shade plants would be an ideal choice.

Below are some of the shallow rooted plant varieties that needs to be selected for a vertical garden.

  • Song of India- This plant variety is grown widely as an ornamental plant or a household plant.
  • Sword Fern- They flourish well in humid conditions and can be maintained easily.
  • Ribbon grass- This variety of the plant can be grown on any surface as they spread quickly with less maintenance.
  • Wedding Vine- The plant consists of large white flowers and offers a good fragrance to any vertical garden.
  • Begonia- This plant has colorful flowers along with the fancy foliage.  
  • Spider plant- The variety of this plant is one of the most popular and easiest to grow for a vertical garden. They help in purifying the air around the house and can easily grow in extreme climate conditions.

This blog is a helpful guide that can help in setting up a vertical garden quickly in your home. You can set it up with the help of a nursery owner or can take the help of online stores that can offer the facility of vertical gardens for your home without consuming much space.

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