Posts I Like: 10 Reasons to Love Vertical Gardens

Posted by: Laura Gaskill for Houzz

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When you live in an urban area, bits of greenery can be hard to come by — but vertical gardens offer a wonderful way to refresh your living space, inside and out. From boosting privacy to enhancing small outdoor areas, here are 10 reasons to love this surprisingly versatile garden feature.

Contemporary Patio by London Photographers Peter Landers Photography

1. Vertical gardens create an invitation to the outdoors. Planting a vibrant vertical garden in an outdoor room that’s visible from inside the home is a wonderful way to encourage indoor-outdoor flow. The lush foliage beckons you outside, making even a small routine (like drinking your morning coffee) more likely to happen in the fresh air.

2. Vertical gardens add life to urban exteriors. An exterior wall done top to bottom in vertical plantings is delightfully unexpected— just imagine walking home along a row of plain brick and stucco facades and happening upon this living wall of green. Your visitors will certainly never have trouble finding your house!

Contemporary Exterior by Vancouver Design-Build Firms Kerr Construction

3. Vertical gardens can stand in for art. When framed and hung on the wall, a vertical garden can become a one-of-a-kind display that will get guests talking. Succulents with a sculptural shape, or those with delicate, trailing tendrils, are especially well suited to this application.

Contemporary Landscape by San Francisco Architects & Building Designers Aleck Wilson Architects

4. Vertical gardens can disguise a bland wall.A small patio hemmed in by high walls can feel limiting, especially if the walls surrounding it are less than attractive. Consider adding a vertical garden for a double-duty solution: With row upon row of plants stretching as far as the eye can see, it doesn’t just cover up the offending wall, it creates a focal point.

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