8 Awesome Vertical Gardening Ideas For Your Garden

Written by Kevin Espiritu Last updated: July 18, 2023 | 1 min read

Vertical Gardening Ideas

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Let’s be honest…

Some of these gardens you’ll see below are a little…crazy. But crazy is good, because it helps us stretch our creative muscles and inspire us to get back out into the dirt and create something. Whether you have a ton of space or are gardening in a small house or apartment, vertical gardening projects help to maximize your space – even allowing you to garden indoors!

Here are some of the coolest, most inspiring vertical garden’s we’ve found.

P.S. Do not leave without checking out #8!

1. Insanely Cool Vertical Potted Garden

Vertical Pot Garden

2. Geometric Vertical Pallet Garden

Vertical Pallet Garden

3. Mixed Bag Vertical Garden

Vertical Mixed Garden

4. All-Wood Succulent Wall Garden

Vertical Garden Wall

5. Banded Vertical Striped Garden

Banded Vertical Garden

6. All-Fern Wall (Jurassic Park, Anyone?)

Vertical Fern Garden

7. DIY Chickenwire Potted Garden

DIY Vertical Garden

8. Six Story Mason Jar Indoor Garden

Awesome Vertical Garden

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