Growing Plants On Top Of A Wall

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.

Growing plants on top of a wall.

For this vertical wall garden project you can use either faux plants or real plants. Others like honeysuckle twine their stems around hand holds. True climbers take up little ground space and are excellent choices for smaller gardens whereas wall shrubs require more ground space. In desert climates korean boxwood is a better choice.

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. Clematis roses wisteria and honeysuckle. Climbers and wall shrubs climbing plants and wall shrubs cover walls fences unsightly features arches obelisks and pergolas. Feature these wall mounted shelves to hold plants on your selected wall.

They do not have to be on a flat upper surface. 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. Watch or read the tutorial here to imitate it. The vines will need to be trellised in some fashion in order to promote good airflow and to keep the vines orderly.

Diy hanging plants wall. Vines are among the best plants to cover walls since they climb naturally. 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.

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. You should be able to find both at different points of the wall so take advantage of all its aspects. The root system can be planted at the top of your garden and will need plenty of soil to keep it properly supported. You ll have to put in a support to allow these to climb.

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. Some vines like ivy are true climbers that use aerial roots to hold on to surfaces. Indeterminate cherry tomatoes are a vining type of plant that will grow multiple vines to cover your garden wall.