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Living wall ideas: Creative ways to plant a green wall garden

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Looking for living wall ideas? It’s never been easier to create a living wall in your garden. 

Living, or green, walls, were once the domain of temporary, designer installations. Now, pioneering commercial sites, where tapestries of plants can be seen adorning the sides of prestigious hotels, shops and office buildings, have become the must-have decorative design solution for residential gardens.

Colorful, verdant and providing aesthetic and ecological benefits, they make use of vertical surfaces for planting. They are a particularly useful garden idea where space may be limited, but are worthy as an impactful design feature in their own right.

A natural and growing garden decor idea, in urban areas living walls can also help keep buildings cool and reduce noise pollution, as well as provide a habitat for wildlife, too. They also help keep rain water away from exterior walls and provide insulation.

To create these vertical gardens, plants are rooted into a structure which is then attached to an interior, exterior or freestanding wall.

Systems can range from something as simple as plant pots hung on a vertical wall, to highly sophisticated modular, hydroponic panels, where all the water and nutrient requirements of the plants are precision delivered and monitored electronically.

Living wall ideas

1. Make your living wall a focal feature

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Luxuriant and dramatic, these vertical garden wall ideas also help to insulate buildings, improve air quality and attract birds and insects to urban environments.

Here, modular panels are pre-planted with plugs on a support structure, which allows walls of all sizes to be covered with greenery.

2. Take it indoors

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This striking living wall, which includes the fern Asplenium nidus obtusifolia ‘Crispy Wave’, Peperomia obtusifolia, Pilea cadiereiand Fittonia, was created for Anthropologie by Biotecture, biotecture. uk.com.

Biotecture offers a sophisticated and highly precise, monitored irrigation system. Walls are pre-grown vertically offsite and installed semi-mature, creating instant visual impact.

3. Create a vertical attraction 

Garden designed by Stephen Woodhams, stephenwoodhams.com

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A limited palette of carefully selected plants (Adiantum capillus-veneris, Asplenium scolopendrium, Carex Irish Green, Hebe pagei ‘Sutherlandii’, Heuchera ‘Marmalade’, Lavandula ‘Hidcote’, Polypodium vulgare, Polystichum polyblepharum, Soleirola solierolii, Uncinia rubra, Vinca minor Alba) are woven together to create texture and pattern.

4. Take inspiration from nature

Roof garden, John Lewis

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'There are lots of green wall systems on the market, but I think the units by Treebox are among the best. They are made up of deep pockets that provide plenty of space for compost and plant roots.

I would also advise installing an irrigation system to ensure your plants are well watered from top to bottom. In this wall, I have chosen a range of leafy and flowering plants, including heucheras, Helianthemum (rock roses) and thyme,' says garden designer Tony Woods.

5. Use the right planting system

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Successful systems for living walls and vertical gardens need to provide an upright support, a substrate for plants to root into and a means of meeting all their water and nutrient needs, usually via drip-irrigation.

Many garden designers and all-in-one companies offer a range of solutions.

6. Pick the perfect spot for a living wall

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When considering how to plan a garden that incorporates a living wall, it's important to install your green wall on a sunny or partly-shaded surface, where the widest range of plants will thrive.

We suggest using leafy evergreens for year-round cover, such as Siberian bugloss (Brunnera), small ferns, heucheras and sedges, or plant lettuces, thyme, chives, marjoram and strawberries for an edible wall or sensory garden idea.

7. Use the best plants for your garden wall

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In colors ranging from dark burgundy to lime green and pink, the must-have Coral Bells (Heuchera) is ideal for sun or part-shade.

Its compact size means it will never outgrow its wall planter and the overwintering leaves provide continuous color. Just snip off old foliage in spring to make way for new growth. 

8. Opt for drought-tolerant plants

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Carex is another excellent addition to a living wall. This drought-tolerant sedge has evergreen grass-like leaves and will provide color all year round on your wall.

It also produces dainty white flower spikes in spring, and will grow happily in the shadier areas at the bottom of a living wall, making it a good choice if you're looking for garden shade ideas, too. 

The striped Carex morrowii ‘Ice Dance’ is one of the best.

How do you decorate a living wall?

Where space is tight, planting vertical surfaces offers a great way to introduce color into you garden and is a handy idea for small gardens. Living wall units are an easy solution, covering surfaces with flowers and foliage to disguise fences, sheds, or even your bins.

Add pollinator-friendly flowers and your living wall will feed the bees, too, or try edible plants for fresh ingredients right outside your door.

What are the best plants for a living wall?

A large range of herbaceous perennials, grasses, small shrubs, herbs and even fruit and vegetables can be used on your living wall idea.

Be creative and experimental. Try including scented plants, seasonal flowers and bulbs, but check your chosen plants will suit the aspect, microclimate and conditions of your living wall.

Jennifer is the Digital Editor at Homes & Gardens. Having worked in the interiors industry for a number of years, spanning many publications, she now hones her digital prowess on the 'best interiors website' in the world. Multi-skilled, Jennifer has worked in PR and marketing, and the occasional dabble in the social media, commercial and e-commerce space. Over the years, she has written about every area of the home, from compiling design houses from some of the best interior designers in the world to sourcing celebrity homes, reviewing appliances and even the odd news story or two.

Living wall ideas to create a stylish vertical garden in your space

We're always looking for ways to make the most of our outdoor spaces. Living wall ideas allow you to embrace greenery on your vertical exterior spaces to create a lush wall of foliage.

As well as adding a personal, unique touch to your space, this planting style can fit in nearly anywhere. Whatever type of garden ideas you have - from a small courtyard to large lawn, living walls will make the most of your space.

'A living wall is a great way to introduce greenery into your home or garden and refresh a space, creating a modern and sophisticated look that will add interest and colour' says Marcus Eyles, Head of Horticulture at Dobbies .

Living wall ideas for gardens

Living walls are one of the hottest gardening trends to emerge in recent years, increasingly making their way into residential gardens.

Systems can range from something as simple as plant pots hung on the vertical frame, to highly sophisticated modular, hydroponic panels from which water and nutrients are delivered and electronically monitored.

1. Frame your foliage

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While many living wall ideas take up large swathes of space - a framing technique will help even the smallest amount of greenery have impact. This is a great solution for smaller spaces, but also wrks well to help break up larger walls.

Pick a frame which contrasts with the wall behind to make sure the plants pop against the colour contrast,

2.

Switch it up with ease

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If you tend to change your mind easily, or like to keep things easy, consider an ad hoc solution like a trellis. Instead of a living wall structure, simply place large plants below and hang pots of foliage and flowers from the brackets for a great example of easy garden ideas.

This is an especially good idea if you tend to prefer flowers over foliage. In this case you can switch out the pots with seasonal flowers as and when required.

3. Add delicate flowers for colour and texture

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While most living wall ideas heavily lean into foliage, a few floral details won't go amiss. Choose delicate blooms to add interest, texture and even colour, without overly distracting the eye.

Look to flowers like Vinca minor (lesser periwinkle) and Saxifraga x urbium (London pride). These lighter, more rambling flowers will also cope with the vertical planting method better than other types.

4. Cheat it with a tiled mural

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If you love the look of a living wall, but don't have the time to keep up maintenance, choose another option. Create a mural using botanical tiles to evoke the illusion of plants and foliage on your exterior walls.

Add some climbing plants to your outdoor wall decor ideas and you'll even create a 3-D effect without fully committing to a true living wall.

5. Create continuity with raised beds

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If you choose to have a small section of living wall, consider how to plan a garden to make sure the rest of the space ties in. Raised beds can be planted with similar or complementary foliage to the walls. The line will be slightly blurred between where the living wall ends and the beds begin, helping to create a sense of cohesion.

6. Choose a different kind of living wall

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Plants aren't, of course, the only thing living in a garden. Support bees and bugs by including a vertical insect hotel to provide them with places to live. Your garden will thank you, too, as your flowers will be prime pollination targets from our buzzy friends.

7. Surround a courtyard with a vertical garden

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Eve the smallest of outdoor spaces can accommodate a living wall. In fact for some small garden ideas it can help to make the space feel more ambient, with a feeling of being surrounded by nature. Vertical planting is favourable for concealing brick walls or enclosing fences that make an already compact space feel all the more oppressive.

The softness of planting helps to make a limited outdoor space feel enrich and closer to nature. Even a tiny balcony garden idea can feel more like a lush plot with a thriving living wall.

8. Welcome wild planting

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Keep the look loose and on-trend for wild meadow planting by using unexpected plant species. Use an abundance of long grasses to add depth, while embracing climbing ivy to provide a thorough coverage.

Foliage plants such as heucheras and ferns should be tidied up by snipping off tatty leaves, as needed. Annuals, in particular, benefit from a liquid feed every couple of weeks in summer, although any display that’s in place for any length of time will need feeding to keep it looking its best.

9. Create a colourful planting scheme

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Incorporate colourful bedding plants to ensure your living wall is bursting with colour. When choosing flowering plants, as always, you’ll need to deadhead flowers to encourage new blooms later in the season and to keep the wall looking its best.

If you’re attaching your green wall to the side of a house, Dobbies recommend attaching a waterproof membrane to the wall before you begin, to prevent damp issues.

10. Take the hard work out with ready-made panels

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This planting trend can be brought to life in our own homes with a helping hand of pre-planted modular panels. This easy gardening idea allows walls to look blooming lovely with minimal effort.

'The Living Wall Planters can be easily fitted onto any solid area' explains Marcus from Dobbies. 'The walls can be built indoors or out, can be as large or small as you like, meaning it can be tailored to suit the size of your space.'

11. Keep it leafy with ferns and evergreen foliage

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Soften hard landscaping and exterior walls with a richly planted vertical garden. Pre-planted modular panels covered with assorted greenery including fern and other leaf based plants.

The living plant wall needs watering around every two- three days depending on climate (unless you’ve chosen to add an automatic irrigation system), more in summer - check by sticking a finger into the soil to see if the compost is dry.

12. Plant a living gallery wall

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Break with tradition and create a gallery wall outside by hanging plants in pots and frames – a brilliant budget garden idea to boost an outdoor space without breaking the bank!. This quirky approach to a living wall idea involves less gardening expertise and therefore requires less maintenance.

To recreate the look simply hang an assortment of planters, securely to one wall, to elevate your planting.

13. Encourage climbing plants to get the look

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Faux the look with a climbing plant idea to provide the lush coverage of walls without the need to put in an irrigation system. You simply need one well supported climber to establish itself and take over a whole.

'Supports for the climber will need to be placed before planting' advises Chris Bonnett from Gardening Express . 'Planting near a wall or fence can create a ‘rain shadow’, which means that rain does not reach plants’ roots.' So be sure to water thoroughly, as you would any living wall.

14. Take the look indoors

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Scaled down but still as stylish for indoors this characterful grey living room idea features a spectacular living wall of sorts. A striking gold frame is used to encapsulate two planters overflowing with lush ferns, to add a touch of nature beauty to the decor. Get creative and make your own by attaching wall planters to a MDF backboard then framing it.

You can create a living wall using a range of different systems, including wall planters where irrigated troughs are attached to walls; a live panel modular system where plants placed in small cups root into a mat behind or a panel of planting pockets, that is hung on a wall and simply topped up with water once a month.

How to make a living plant wall

1. Choose your space

You can build a living plant wall on any solid wall or fence – build straight on to the side of your house, a garden fence or even a sturdy shed. For indoors a custom made wooden wall allows you the freedom to move it from room to room.

Once you've chosen a structurally sound wall or fence, simply screw in rows of 2in BY 1in treated battens 38cm apart to fill the space. Checking with a spirit level as you go, to make sure they’re straight.

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2. Screw in the planters

Using an electric screwdriver and working from the bottom up, attach the plastic planters to the battens. Click and lock the planters into each other and build up your wall in staggered rows.

3. Get watering

Starting at the top, water your wall with a hose or watering can. The reservoir system is designed to keep plants watered for up to two weeks.

4. Green up your wall

Fill the planters with your chosen plants using 12-13cm pots. Either remove the plants from their pots and plant them straight into the planters. Alternatively to make changing the scheme really easy, place the pot directly into each planter – making sure the pot touches the reservoir base.

What plants should I choose for a living wall?

A range of herbaceous perennials, grasses, small shrubs, herbs and even fruit and vegetables can be used. Try including scented plants, seasonal flowers and bulbs. Seek advice from your local garden nursery about plants that will suit the aspect and microclimate of the wall on which they will be grown.

Plants to create a living wall:

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Climbing houseplants (75 photos): names and types, care

In the arrangement of residential premises, one can increasingly find compositions from living climbing plants, and this is fully justified both by their decorative properties and the ability to perfectly purify the air, bring a bit of comfort, and also participate in the zoning of space. Phyto-walls and supports with creepers are able to designate a seating area in the living room, delimit the dining and kitchen areas, and also decorate empty walls. The variety of climbing vines is great - they are small and giant, blooming with bright colors or having stunning decorative foliage. About what types of climbing indoor plants are the most in demand and how to look after them, we will consider in our article.

Essentials and care

Among the whole variety of curly green indoor inhabitants, several main groups can be distinguished with their own characteristics. Representatives of some groups have excellent decorative foliage, others have beautiful flowering. There are also plants that do not differ in special care requirements, but there are more finicky ones that will have to sweat a little. Which of them to choose for landscaping the interior is up to the owners to decide, but we will consider the most popular types of climbing indoor plants of different categories and the rules for caring for them.

Ornamental-small-leaved

Members of this group are noted for their excellent foliage aesthetics, with their bright colors and shapes. The palette has many shades, ranging from rich green to faint purple. At the same time, there are species with a motley "clothes" or plain. Leaf shapes can be carved, pointed, oval. The most common plants in this group are the following:

Cissus is a relative of the vine with bright green leaves with silvery patches. Sometimes the leaf plate is painted pink on the wrong side. This tenacious plant is able to firmly cling to its long shoots and braid supports. Caring for cissus is not difficult - it is enough for him to provide a long-term supply of bright, but diffused light and periodic spraying in hot weather.

Scindapsus is a unique specimen that can grow in any home environment, both near the window and in the depths of the room. Its original heart-shaped leaves are painted in a rich green tone, diluted with light spots. The plant grows quite quickly, but in order for the shoots to be more lush, the flower must be pinched periodically. Also, do not forget about fertilizers and creating cool conditions in the winter.

Common ivy is an excellent landscaper for windows and various supports with decorative foliage of an unusual shape in variegated or solid colors. The result of the painstaking work of breeders are subspecies with beautiful shiny leaves of pointed or star-shaped forms. Ivy is completely unpretentious - it needs high-quality watering during growth, as well as regular top dressing in the spring-summer season (1 time in two weeks).

Decorative large-leaved

This group includes plants with large leafy plates, which gives a special showiness. For interior phyto-design, crops such as:

Monstera has stunning, glossy, dark green foliage with pronounced slits extending to the central vein. The ability of the vine to grow up to three meters in length is due to the presence of air roots, due to which it rises along the support. It is worth noting that the best basis for wrapping the vines will be a pipe wrapped in moss. Monstera prefers to be in constantly lit areas, but is afraid of sunburn.

Syngonium - has a large varietal variety, boasts of its green, white or variegated foliage. The maximum height of the plant is 1.5 m. The leaves of a young specimen are lancet, but over time they become broadly lobed. When caring for a plant, it is necessary to provide it with regular watering and place it in an illuminated area. Do not interfere with spraying to avoid drying of the foliage.

Climbing Philodendron is an excellent liana room gardener whose leaf blades can be more than ten centimeters long. The plant has thin stems, on which the leaves are planted alternately. To add splendor, it is necessary to pinch the tops, and fix the branches to the supporting structure. The rest of the care comes down to regular watering (so that the soil always remains moist) and ensuring the lighting of his place of residence.

Climbing houseplants that bloom

The ability of loaches to impress not only with spectacular foliage, but also with the colors of buds makes them especially in demand for phyto-design. Plants are widely used to decorate window sills, various shelves and whatnots. The following species feel best in the interior:

Stefanotis is a fairly large species of vines, an adult specimen reaches 5 m. The second name of the plant is “Madagascar jasmine”. It blooms with flowers-crowns, collected in bunches in inflorescences. Their color is very diverse: from white-cream to light purple. Stefanotis grows quickly and branches profusely, so it needs to allocate a spacious place with good lighting. In winter, additional lighting will be needed, as the plant needs a long daylight hours.

Diplosion is an evergreen tropical beauty that attracts with its juicy green cover and beautiful flowers of a varied palette. Opened buds more than 10 cm in diameter live for about two weeks, exuding a mild aroma. Culture develops better in open space - on warm summer days it is better to take it out into the fresh air.

Hoya is a fairly large crop, which has the second name "wax ivy". Special features include original leaves and star-shaped flowers. Hoya is able to grow up to three meters in length and bloom for several months. To maintain the elasticity and brightness of the foliage, it is necessary to place it closer to the east or west sides, water regularly while the young plant is gaining growth. When the buds open, it is not recommended to move the pot - this can stop the flowering process. As a top dressing, phosphorus-containing compounds are used.

Ipomoea tricolor - this species can be grown not only as a perennial home, but also as an annual garden dweller. It is distinguished by a lush green crown with numerous leaves, but the main advantage is the beautiful flowers of the blue palette. When leaving, do not allow the soil to dry out and direct sunlight.

Tradescantia is rightfully considered the most common interior decoration, as it can be found in almost every home. It stands out sharply with its slightly pubescent foliage with a silvery tint. During flowering, the plant is decorated with small snow-white buds, which, unfortunately, are short-lived. Tradescantia loves abundant watering, but does not tolerate waterlogging of the soil, it grows in illuminated areas.

Particularly demanding indoor creepers

Among the whole variety of weaving representatives of the flora, there are chic specimens, but rather capricious ones. To enjoy the excellent lushness of greenery and bright colors of flowering, their owners need to put a lot of effort into creating a comfortable environment. The most demanding species include the following:

Ampel begonia – rightfully recognized as the most attractive climbing plant with delicate dense foliage, a variety of buds. The flowering period is quite long - from spring to mid-autumn. Culture requires bright sunlight in the morning and after 15 hours. In the midday heat, it must be darkened so that the leaves do not get sunburn. Ampel begonia prefers high humidity, but waterlogging of the soil is not permissible. She takes spraying well, and before flowering, you can give her a warm shower. At the beginning of growth, the plant must be fed with fertilizers with a high content of phosphorus and potassium. Also, one or two times a year, you can make organic top dressing;

Passiflora is an evergreen ampelous plant with flowers that are original in their structure, due to which it received the second name “cavalier star”. The flowering period begins in July and continues until October, accompanied by a pleasant aroma. At home, it is best to place the plant on the southern windowsills to provide good lighting. The culture does not tolerate stuffiness, so on summer days it must be moved to open fresh air (balcony, terrace). It is worth noting that passionflower does not perceive heat, it is contraindicated for air temperatures above + 30C in summer, and in winter - above + 15C. Daily spraying and shower treatments every week help to cope with the arid environment. The plant is pruned annually to encourage vigorous growth and branching.

In addition to those listed, Bougainvillea, Clerodendron , etc. can be attributed to the category of particularly demanding flowering indoor vines. All of them are united by excellent aesthetic indicators that can be achieved with proper care. These plants love moderate temperatures, humid air, diffused light and do not tolerate drought and aggressive sunlight at all.

Formation of indoor climbers

One of the important points in the maintenance of indoor vines is their correct formation and location. Although most plants are able to independently braid nearby supports, human intervention in this process will not hurt. Wanting to get a long central branch, it is necessary to braid it around a round post as it grows and fix it. It is possible to fluff the vine so that it becomes much larger, by pinching the branches in the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe apical shoot - then new lateral processes will form.

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Climbing plants for the home is an excellent material for creating not only single phyto-compositions, but also luxurious vertical phyto-walls, the design of which has recently become quite popular.

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