Looking for some alternative garden ideas to enhance your current garden, or looking to just add some greenery to your world? Well here are three garden ideas that can help expand your garden by working its way up from the ground, sitting in the shade or confined to a container.
Vertical Garden
A vertical garden is basically just a garden that isn’t based on the ground. If you haven’t heard of this term “vertical garden” before, you have likely seen one of some variety before. Most commonly this takes the form of vines or moss growing up the side of a building, or an archway covered in vines. The whole idea is to bring the plants up off of the ground.
“By adding some vertical garden elements to your existing outdoor garden, or by creating a vertical garden indoors, you are adding an interesting element of greenery to your space,” said Chris Ochs, spokesperson for a Minnesota landscaping company.“The use of glass terrariums is becoming increasingly popular. These work great with succulents and are eye catching. Plus, this is a wonderful way to bring some plants inside the home.”
Shade Garden
“A shade garden is basically a garden that is planted in an area that doesn’t receive much sunlight. So if you have a spot in your yard that has heavy tree cover, but would still like to add a garden, you will just have to be mindful of the types of plants that you use,” said Dan Michura of Tree Squad, a Minneapolis tree service. “All of the plants will have to be able to live with little sunlight. You can still have a wide variety of flowers and greens—you must payspecial attention to what grows best under the shade. For example, amethyst flowers, Creeping Jenny, and geraniums can all grow healthily in a shade garden.”
Container Garden
A container garden is a mini-sized garden in a pot that represents any variety of plants that you would find in an in-ground garden. A container garden is fun because you get to display a small piece of your garden style, just like you would a piece of art. Using medium, large, or over-sized pots, you can create endless combinations of container gardens. Some of the most interesting are ones that have a variety of height in the plants. Combining a short flower, medium leafy green plant, and some tall grasses will give your garden a lovely contrast. Since these are potted gardens, you can place them anywhere. A popular variation on container gardens is stacking them, which can be accomplished easily with a metal rod through the hole in each pot, with them ascending from largest on the bottom to smallest on the top. You can use them as an accent piece on your front porch or you can use it as a centerpiece in your outdoor garden.
Incorporating plants into our lives is natural and healthy. They clean our air and they make our surroundings look beautiful. By adding one of these ideas to your garden, you are sure to add variety to your enjoyment of your flowers and foliage.
