Simple Vertical Garden Kits & How to Make Your Own DIY Vertical Garden
Carol
Carol Miller works at EasyVerticalGardening.com. She provides information on how to plant a vertical garden, vertical garden kits, gutter gardens, stacked planter boxes, artificial hedge panels and more.
These easy stacking planters can create unique and beautiful living privacy walls. In addition, you can use them to partition a space.
Each kit comes with 5 planters, so you can get as many sets as you want to create a living wall the exact size that you want. Simply stack and connect them together.
I Love the Built-in Self-Watering System:
In addition to having a super simple to set up, this vertical garden requires very little maintenance. In fact, it virtually takes care of itself.
Each container has an irrigation system built right into it. Plus, when you connect multiple planters together, the water trickles from the upper to the lower planters to create a very effective and efficient watering system. Not to mention – low maintenance!
As you can see, mosquitos and other insects can’t access the water inside the irrigation system. Therefore, you don’t have to worry about inviting more bugs into your yard.
Mosquito Tip: By the way, you can repel mosquitoes naturally in your yard by planting certain types of plants. For example, marigolds, basil, lavender and lemon balm. Although citronella oil helps keep mosquitoes away, the actual plant has not shown to be very effective. (source)
The containers don’t leak out the bottom because they feature the water-saving reservoirs. Plus, they come with a water level indicator that you can see.
Want a unique living room divider or a vertical garden in your home? This option costs much less than many wall-hung options. Plus, you can set it up yourself.
These modern, modular planter boxes add a lot of style to any space, whether you use them on a patio, balcony, backyard, in an office, kitchen, etc.. In other words, you don’t need to create a privacy wall or room divider to enjoy them.
They give you lots of versatility. Install them virtually anywhere, move them around, use them for special events and more.
Plus, they are so well constructed that you can expect them to last many years with little maintenance. In fact, commercial establishments use them as part of their exterior design.
And, as I mentioned above, the practically take care of themselves.
The video below demonstrates how easy it is to set up this vertical garden. Plus, it shows how the irrigation system works, plant and decorating ideas and more.
You’ll also notice that many of the design ideas only use 5 containers. Therefore, in many cases, you will only need to get a single kit. That said, you can connect as many kits as you want to suit your needs.
Many people buy a faux ivy fence to disguise trash cans, air conditioning units or to cover a chain link fence.
In addition, they create simple privacy screens on gates and lattice while also adding lush greenery to your yard. You can also use them to neatly enclose open spaces under decking.
Furthermore, they can act as a shade canopy on a pergola or trellis. In other words, they can add lots of beauty to your home while also being ultra functional.
Why Do People Like Artificial Ivy Fencing?
1. You can install Ivy Screen Walls in Minutes
First of all, these pre-made expandable ivy panels are a DIY homeowner’s dream because they are easy to install and require no tools. You don’t need to search for the “right-sized” fencing for you. Simply expand or collapse the fence to your desired measurements. Then, buy additional panels as needed.
Note: Compared to a faux ivy fence roll, this garden screening has a strong wood lattice-like support system. Therefore, it stands up straight and lays flat without curling at the edges. (Or even needing another support structure at all.)
2. You Save Money by Using Faux Ivy
Secondly, they are super cheap compared to buying lots of live plants and building materials. Think of all the money you’ll save!
3. Artificial Foliage Takes Less Work
Third, a faux ivy privacy screen requires no maintenance, pruning or watering. You don’t have to spend time and money setting up an irrigation system, nor do you have to worry about dead leaves.
You can see the Compass Home expandable faux ivy privacy fence on QVC below. I like how they demonstrate several creative ways you can use the faux ivy leaf lattice. No wonder people buy multiple packs of them!
These expandable ivy fences allow you to easily create the look of hanging or climbing ivy quickly and easily. You can create an entire wall covering without waiting years for plants to grow. Have a bare, ugly wall? Consider making it green!
Specs for Faux Ivy Fence:
Open Dimensions: 120″ x 16″
Closed Dimensions: 50″ x 12″
Weight: 12 lbs
Expandable/Collapsible Design
Use Indoors or Outdoors
Package Includes: (2) Privacy Fences, 24 Zip Ties & Six Ground Stakes
The Compass Home Ivy Privacy Fence Can’t Do Everything, Though.
All that said, the Compass Home faux ivy fence can’t do everything. For example, it’s firm, straight structure doesn’t make it easy to wrap around a thin or narrow post.
If you need a more flexible hedge, Best Choice Products makes a faux ivy privacy screen in 2 different sizes: 94″ long x 59″ wide and 94″ long x 39″ wide.
Furthermore, the Compass Home ivy does not fit well in small spaces, such as framing around a bathroom mirror. For projects such as these, you’re better off going with more flexible hedge panels.
They also UV protect the leaves so that they maintain their rich color twice as long as other faux hedges. This also helps them hold up better outdoors.
In addition, their artificial hedge panels look more dense and full. I prefer this look for creating interior living walls or areas that you can see up close.
In fact, many commercial and retail businesses use NatraHedge to decorate interior and exterior walls, and to me that speaks for itself.
Similar to the Compass Home faux ivy fencing above, NatraHedge is easy to work with. You can adhere it to virtual any surface. Plus, you can bend it, cut it and wrap it around objects.
Specs for Artificial Hedge Panels:
Dimensions Per Panel: 20″ wide x 20″ long x 1″ thick
12 Panels Per Box (Total 33 Square Feet per Package)
Package Comes with Green Attachment Fasteners & Zip Ties
