28 Unique DIY Vertical Garden Ideas to Try

Vertical gardening takes gardens to new heights and does it in style. You'll save space with these vertical gardens and most of them are cheaper to put together than a traditional garden. It will also give you some extra flexibility if you want to change out a plant or flower since they're so easy to access and replant.

These DIY vertical gardens don't have to go outside either. A few of these are inside, where you can easily reach that next herb you need for dinner. There are a lot of options and styles here, and you're sure to find one that fits your needs.

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Vertical Garden

Sugar & Cloth

This DIY vertical garden is much easier to put together than it looks. Instead of building it, you'll be using just one supply from the hardware store for the body of the garden. Silver pails are then hooked onto the railings, just waiting to be filled with plants.

Vertical Garden from Sugar & Cloth
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Easy Indoor Herb Wall Garden

Fall for DIY

Not all vertical gardens need to be outside. This one is kept indoors and is meant to grow herbs. A small space in the kitchen would be enough room to fit a few wall planters that can be filled with soil and plants.

Easy Indoor Herb Wall Garden from Fall for DIY
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Vertical Garden with Drip Watering System

Houseful of Handmade

If you want to get serious about your vertical gardening, you're going to want to check out this project. In just an hour, with a little help from some power tools, you'll have the body of the garden built. A drip watering system is then added for irrigation so you don't have to worry about forgetting to water.

Vertical Garden with Drip Watering System from Houseful of Handmade
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Easy Vertical Garden

Jessica Welling Interiors

A felt pocket planter is used here to make this garden set-up quick and easy. The planter is mounted with screws and then the pockets are filled with plants. Water it once every two days and you have an easy-to-care-for vertical garden.

Easy Vertical Garden from Jessica Welling Interiors

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Stenciled Vertical Garden

Pillar Box Blue

One way to dress up a vertical garden is by adding some color to the background. Here paint and stencils have been used for a Moroccan-style theme that would look great out in the yard or traditional garden.

Stenciled Vertical Garden from Pillar Box Blue
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Suspended Vertical Garden

Remodelaholic

This unique DIY vertical garden takes individual pots and suspends them on wires. You can customize this vertical garden to fit your space and you can use as many wires or buckets as you like.

Suspended Vertical Garden from Remodelaholic
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Ladder Planter Vertical Garden

Houseful of Handmade

This vertical garden is built to look like a ladder. Sitting on each "rung" is a wooden planter box. Use the free plans to build this 5-shelf-high garden, there's even a video to help you with the build.

Ladder Planter Vertical Garden from Houseful of Handmade
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Rainbow Vertical Garden

The Paper Mama

Here's another unique DIY vertical garden and this one looks great out by a fence. The crates are painted all different colors to give them some real interest, but you could take a more neutral take if you'd like. The crates are attached and then ready for flowers.

Rainbow Vertical Garden from The Paper Mama

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Hanging Herb Garden

Pillar Box Blue

Upcycle an old pair of jeans into a pocket that's strong enough to hold a plant. A liner is included to keep everything dry. Wood from a plank of old pallet wood is treated and then used as a base to hold the denim planters.

Hanging Herb Garden from Pillar Box Blue
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Vertical Hanging Kitchen Garden

Homemade by Carmona

This DIY vertical hanging kitchen garden doesn't have to be in the kitchen, this one is on the front porch. It's actually mobile so you can put it anywhere you like. You'll be surprised to find out that this pretty garden only costs around $30 to build.

Vertical Hanging Kitchen Garden from Homemade by Carmona
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Wood Slat Fence with Planters

Remodelaholic

One way to make a vertical garden is by adding planters to a wall or fence Here a slat wall is built and then planters are placed on it. This will change the look of your space and give you more space for gardening.

Wood Slat Fence with Planters from Remodelaholic
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Outdoor Vertical Garden

Jessica Welling Interiors

Here's a beautiful wooden vertical garden that you can build yourself. It's attached to a surface, like the side of a house, and then filled with plants. It makes a great addition to any outdoor space.

Outdoor Vertical Garden from Jessica Welling Interiors

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Cottage Screen Door Vertical Garden

Centsational Style

Upcycle a screen door by transforming it into a vertical garden. Here a cottage screen door is used for a whimsical feel. The planters are paint cans, which you can paint whichever colors go well with your space.

Cottage Screen Door Vertical Garden from Centsational Style
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Hanging Basket Garden

A Beautiful Mess

Grab some rectangular baskets in similar sizes to get started with this vertical garden project. They're all attached by rope and then hung outside. Vertical gardens can really be made out of the simplest of items.

Hanging Basket Garden from A Beautiful Mess
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Vertical Wall Planter

Homemade by Carmona

Here a planter box is built and then hung on the wall to make a small vertical garden. For less than $10 you can build this cute planter that's going to look wonderful on your wall.

Vertical Wall Planter from Homemade by Carmona
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Trellis Herb Garden

The Sweetest Occasion

This simple garden trellis has been built from some wood and then painted a color that's sure to impress. Paint cans are used for the actual planters, which hang by hooks on the frame.

Trellis Herb Garden from The Sweetest Occasion

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Vertical Succulent Garden

Refresh Restyle

Succulents are wonderful choices for vertical gardens since they don't take as much soil as other plants and you can really fill a planter with them. This guide will teach you how to build a simple box to hold them in.

Vertical Succulent Garden from Refresh Restyle
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Small Space Vertical Herb Garden

A Beautiful Mess

Here's another felt pocket planter, but this one is a different shape. It's been put together as a skinny vertical planter. This is perfect for a small space that you have anywhere outdoors.

Small Space Vertical Herb Garden from A Beautiful Mess
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Vertical Herb Garden from a Pallet

Pink When

A palette has been transformed into a free-standing vertical garden. You could really put this anywhere, the cute labels that have been added make it nice enough for a porch or patio.

Vertical Herb Garden from a Pallet from Pink When
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Mason Jar Wall Garden

Taste of the Frontier

This DIY vertical garden has a farmhouse-style written all over it. A rustic chicken wire frame is used as the base. Plants are put inside the mason jars and then they're attached to the frame.

Mason Jar Wall Garden from Taste of the Frontier

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Upcycled Vertical Garden

Sadie Seasongoods

Be inspired to create your vertical garden out of something truly original, like what's been done here. Lampshades have been disassembled and then put together again with some chains to form a hanging garden.

Upcycled Vertical Garden from Sadie Seasongoods
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Vertical Hanging Gutter Garden

Her Tool Belt

This vertical garden is also free-standing, making it easy to move anywhere. If you have plants that need to be moved into the shade for a while each day, this might be a great solution.

Vertical Hanging Gutter Garden from Her Tool Belt
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Vertical Herb Garden Planter

Making Joy and Pretty Things

2'x4' lumber has been used to create a vertical garden that can be hung on the wall. There's a planter available as well as some shelves where pots can sit. You can put this anywhere, but it would look great above a potting bench.

Vertical Herb Garden Planter from Making Joy and Pretty Things
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Vertical Succulent Planter

My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

This DIY vertical garden is truly one-of-a-kind. Succulents are placed to fill and overflow out of a picture frame. The frame is then hung, creating a vertical garden for all your succulents.

Vertical Succulent Planter from My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

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Vertical Palette Herb Garden

Second Chance to Dream

Almost anything can be made with a few wood pallets, and here a vertical garden is built using one. It serves as the base for the pots that are attached to the pallets with hose clamps.

Vertical Palette Herb Garden from Second Chance to Dream
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Tiered Strawberry Vertical Planter

Hydrangea Treehouse

This DIY vertical garden is going to give you more than enough room to grow some strawberries. It holds around 30 strawberry plants with its three planter boxes. It can be left unfinished like shown here or painted for a different look.

Tiered Strawberry Vertical Planter from Hydrangea Treehouse
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Soda Bottle Vertical Garden

Sarah Lawrence

This vertical garden is used for vegetables and herbs. The containers are soda bottles, each holding a plant. This a wonderful way to create a garden that you love for less.

Soda Bottle Vertical Garden from Sarah Lawrence
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Vertical Planter Flower Garden

We Heart This

Go up, up, up with this vertical garden that you have to see to believe. It's made up of several terra cotta pots that are set at various angles. It's an interesting look and would work wonderfully with flowers.

Vertical Planter Flower Garden from We Heart This

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