Growing Plants On Top Of A Wall

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Growing plants on top of a wall.

Climbers and wall shrubs climbing plants and wall shrubs cover walls fences unsightly features arches obelisks and pergolas. They do not have to be on a flat upper surface. Vines are among the best plants to cover walls since they climb naturally. Others like honeysuckle twine their stems around hand holds.

Hooks that fit over the top of the wall can hold a container disguised by the plants and some moss tucked in around them to hide the supports. Some vines like ivy are true climbers that use aerial roots to hold on to surfaces. Hanging plants may be in baskets planter boxes affixed to the wall in pots that are tucked into cracks and niches or artfully and discretely planted on the top of the wall. Spilling over the top of the wall is brighter green ornamental grass and behind that on top a low growing hedge of english boxwood buxus microphylla which encloses a traditional lawn.

Diy hanging plants wall. Choose a plant s final position according to whether it needs sun or shade. Indeterminate cherry tomatoes are a vining type of plant that will grow multiple vines to cover your garden wall. Plants with a trailing habit such as ivy leaved toadflax are designed for cascading down rock faces or scree slopes and can thrive in a wall.

Shade lovers for shady walls epiphytic plants such as bromeliads and ferns can be mounted during summer onto walls posts or rustic branches. Plants which naturally grow cliff faces such as sea thrift are likely to tolerate growing in a wall and succulents such as stonecrop which don t need much water can work well. Watch or read the tutorial here to imitate it. Wall plant holder zoutog 5 inch round ceramic wall mounted planters for indoor plants hanging succulent planters with 6 hooks for succulent plants or air herb plants pack of 6 plants not included.

You should be able to find both at different points of the wall so take advantage of all its aspects. The vines will need to be trellised in some fashion in order to promote good airflow and to keep the vines orderly. You ll have to put in a support to allow these to climb. The combination of plants pictured consists of hart s tongue ferns mind your own businessand brunnera.

Plants can grow on the top or sides of a wall. For this vertical wall garden project you can use either faux plants or real plants. Feature these wall mounted shelves to hold plants on your selected wall.