Thursday, July 25, 2013

Vertical Gardening- Indoor Edition


Hi plant lovers!

Has anyone out there seen the beautiful 'living walls' that have been popular over the last few years? So pretty! 



While these lush indoor green spaces have starred in many swanky, newly renovated spaces, it's easy to bring the look into your home or office!

We've seen some beautiful examples of interior living walls floating around Pinterest, like this:


and this:

and this:

Swoon-worthy, right? But don't be intimidated by the scale of these beautiful living walls! You can create your own vertical green space on a smaller, very managable scale! Here are some fun examples we found: 



We love the succulents for their unique shapes and soft colors, and a kitchen lettuce garden is such a great idea! Look at how compact it is; fresh salad everyday for a few feet of floor is our idea of a good use of space!

We've been experimenting with our own living wall for a few months now and have been really pleased with the results! It's about 1' wide and 2.5' tall and makes a big impact with the combination of color and texture in showcases. What do you think?:


The frame is sleek and decorative while the back (the side that is hidden) is specially designed to prevent water from damaging the wall space behind. (A very important quality if you are hanging your living wall on drywall!)

If you're interested in vertical gardens, we highly encourage you to get started! They're a fun, creative way to decorate your indoor space, and they provide great clean air benefits, too! (In case you missed that post

Happy [vertical] gardening!

1 comment:

  1. Vertical gardens are fantastic. They can be done outdoors as well as inside a room. I have been doing these since 2011.

    Several months ago, I had the great honor of seeing Patrick Blanc lecture in Boston, MA. He of course is the inventor of the vertical garden.

    The one interior project that I have displayed on my internet site has many of the plants that are in the vertical garden in the photo on this page done by Strange's. The reason being is that quite a bit of the plants that I used came from Strange's.

    I bare root the plants as best I can, then place them in slits cut into fabric, where they receive water and nutrients through a timed recirculating irrigation system. I like to get plants in the small pots because I knock as much soil as possible off the roots. Strange's has a good variety of these which are marketed toward terrarium use. I would like to see even more variety.

    Thanks Strange's
    Nathan Hoffert, Impressionist Landscaping
    IMPRESSIONISTLANDSCAPING.COM











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