Tight Space? Scenery Scarce? Add Gorgeous Greenery with a Vertical Garden
Is your outdoor space covered in concrete, or tiny as a
postage stamp? Don’t underestimate its potential. With vertical gardening, even
a small, sterile space can be transformed into lush, green outdoor living
escape.
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What is a Vertical Garden?
With a vertical garden, also called a living wall or green wall, the sky's the limit to your potential for adding the ambiance of nature to your landscape. Typically mounted to interior or exterior building walls, and occasionally to fences, vertical planting setups vary widely in size, shape, scope, and technology. Despite these differences, however, each offers an amazing opportunity to easily transform your outdoor space into a verdant outdoor oasis. Allowing for the incorporation of plant life into nearly any location, the benefits of vertical gardens don’t end at their luxurious looks. Vertical gardens also help control the heat island effect, keeping surrounding spaces cool. They also reduce noise pollution, improve air quality, and provide opportunities for growing your own food, making them increasingly popular in the green building arena, particularly in urban landscapes.
With a vertical garden, also called a living wall or green wall, the sky's the limit to your potential for adding the ambiance of nature to your landscape. Typically mounted to interior or exterior building walls, and occasionally to fences, vertical planting setups vary widely in size, shape, scope, and technology. Despite these differences, however, each offers an amazing opportunity to easily transform your outdoor space into a verdant outdoor oasis. Allowing for the incorporation of plant life into nearly any location, the benefits of vertical gardens don’t end at their luxurious looks. Vertical gardens also help control the heat island effect, keeping surrounding spaces cool. They also reduce noise pollution, improve air quality, and provide opportunities for growing your own food, making them increasingly popular in the green building arena, particularly in urban landscapes.
What Kind of Plants Should You Put in Your Vertical
Garden?
The sheer variety of plants compatible with vertical gardening surprises many homeowners, ranging from colorful flowers to hearty greenery and edibles. You can’t plug any plant that catches your eye into your vertical garden setup, however. Like you and your loved ones, each plant species is most comfortable in a specific climate. What’s the best way to decide which plants will work best in your outdoor living space locale? Look to sun exposure, water needs, and clearance when selecting suitable plant solutions. After your adjustable aluminum pergola is installed, consider whether the plants in your design will reside primarily in the sun, shade, or a combination of the two for the majority of the day. How long will the 170-degree adjustable louvers of your pergola remain open/closed while you’re away, and how will this affect the climate on your patio? Choosing plant species compatible with your patio environment as well as seasonal temperature fluctuations is central to success. Also, consider how plants grow. Bushy behemoths and crazy climbers should be avoided, as they could interfere with the motors, louver rotation, and rain/wind sensors of your adjustable aluminum pergola. Adequate irrigation is also essential, as vertical gardening containers house less dirt, and are under increased exposure to wind and sunlight, making a drip irrigation system a wise addition.
Pergola-Friendly Plants for Your Vertical Gardens
The sheer variety of plants compatible with vertical gardening surprises many homeowners, ranging from colorful flowers to hearty greenery and edibles. You can’t plug any plant that catches your eye into your vertical garden setup, however. Like you and your loved ones, each plant species is most comfortable in a specific climate. What’s the best way to decide which plants will work best in your outdoor living space locale? Look to sun exposure, water needs, and clearance when selecting suitable plant solutions. After your adjustable aluminum pergola is installed, consider whether the plants in your design will reside primarily in the sun, shade, or a combination of the two for the majority of the day. How long will the 170-degree adjustable louvers of your pergola remain open/closed while you’re away, and how will this affect the climate on your patio? Choosing plant species compatible with your patio environment as well as seasonal temperature fluctuations is central to success. Also, consider how plants grow. Bushy behemoths and crazy climbers should be avoided, as they could interfere with the motors, louver rotation, and rain/wind sensors of your adjustable aluminum pergola. Adequate irrigation is also essential, as vertical gardening containers house less dirt, and are under increased exposure to wind and sunlight, making a drip irrigation system a wise addition.
Pergola-Friendly Plants for Your Vertical Gardens
- Sun
- Geranium
- Petunias
- Baby’s
Tears
- Rock
Rose
- Chili
Plants
- Dichondra
- Sedum
- Sempervivum
- Blue Fescue & Blue Oat Grass
- Partial
Sun (less than ½ day of summer sun)
- Lipstick
Plant
- Coral
Bells
- Sweet
Alyssum
- Pothos
- Aloe
- Elephant
Ears
- Bugle
Plant
- Shade
(less than 3 hours of direct sunlight; typically morning light)
- Ferns
(most varieties)
- English
Ivy
- Hostas
- Peace
Lily
- Violets
- Staghorn
Fern
- Bromeliads
- Dracaenas
- Crotons
Pergola-Friendly Edibles
- Sun
- Strawberries
- Cherry
tomatoes
- Basil
- Coriander
- Chives
- Marjoram
- Oregano
- Sage
- Thyme
- Partial
Sun (less than ½ day of summer sun)
- Lettuce
- Spinach
- Parsley
- Kale
- Shade
(less than 3 hours of direct sunlight; typically morning light)
- Thai
Basil
- Mint
Varieties
- Sorrel
- Lemon
Balm
- Watercress
Transform your tiny, barren backyard or balcony into a
beautiful outdoor space with a vertical garden and adjustable
aluminum pergola addition. See your outdoor space in a new light with
the help of Amazing Pergolas today.
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