Since I met Patrick Blanc in 2016, the world-renowned botanist & creator of vertical gardens, I have been thinking of growing a DIY vertical wall for my home. I still clearly remember that evening spent with the ‘Green Man’ when you meet a legend you don’t forget that meeting! Here is the link, if you haven’t read about Patrick Blanc and his vertical gardens.
So inspired by the inventor himself; I ventured on my project of building a simplified living wall, but on a tight budget! At the start of the project, I decided to eliminate complicated systems like automatic self-watering, which is common in the professional vertical garden. Instead, I wanted to just build a space-saving, good-looking vertical garden for my edible plants; which anyone can build for themselves.
Step 1
Assemble the frame. Fix the hooks on the wall for carefully measuring the width of the frame. Think of the weight of plants while selecting the wall hooks.
Step 2
Hang the frame on the wall. Hang the wire baskets. You can also you the plant hanging stands if you are using bigger planters.
Step 3
Arrange the planters in a wire basket to get as much greener and thicker effect of the vertical garden. And bang, your green wall is ready! You can hand some decorations or lights from your green wall to add some personalized touch.
Here are some tips for selecting plants for your DIY vertical garden.
My vertical edible garden is thriving well in my balcony garden. For my edible vertical garden, I selected a location in shade. I selected some of the below herbs for my edible green wall and already using them in cooking. Here is the list of plants you can use in your edible green wall.
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hi am a recent follower of your blog and try my bit at being eco friendly.I really want to dry the vertical garden,was wondering if you could give me few pointers as where it would be best to source the herbs from and is it too difficult to venture into growing herbs in the summer ahead of us?
Thank you
Hi Shyama, thanks for stopping by. You could go to Al Warsan plant souq or Dubai Garden Center to source herbs. The weather is getting hotter but you can still plant some herbs and keep them in shade between 12 to 4. I grow vegetables and herbs year round. It’s a bit difficult in summer but possible. I will be publishing a post about plant care soon, where you will learn more. All the best!