Vertical garden ideas to spruce up small balconies

Planters on every corner 

Whether hanging, stacked, or on the walls, these vertical garden ideas will bring life and color to your small balcony:

Mount hanging planters 

Turn your window sill or balcony railing into a tropical paradise with hanging planters filled with your favorite plants. Simply mount hooks on the ceiling to hang the planters.

Create a stacked planter 

Incorporate detail into your vertical garden balcony idea by using stacked planters. Stack pots of varying sizes, fill them with soil, plant herbs or flowers, and begin gardening.

Use wall planters 

Maximize every vertical space on your balcony with wall planters. Hang the wall planters with an adjustable rack with hooks and style them to make your vertical garden unique.

Create planters out of plywood.

Unleash creativity on your balcony wall garden ideas by creating frame planters. Make the frame planters out of plywood, and choose the plant you want to display. If you don't have a green thumb, wall-mounted artificial plants will do the trick.

Make an herb garden out of jars 

Use jars as planters to create an herb garden on your balcony. Don’t forget to label them so the herbs don’t get mixed up. 

Plants at varying heights

Your apartment may be on a high floor, but that doesn't mean you can't create a vertical garden at various heights. Here are some gardening supplies you can use for a small balcony vertical garden, including plant stands and trellises: 

Let plants climb on a trellis 

Grow climbing plants by mounting a trellis on your wall. The trellis makes it simple to adorn your balcony wall with many plants and provides good support for them as they grow.

Elevate plants with a ladder plant stand 

Use ladder plant stands to take your balcony vertical garden ideas to the next level. This decorative plant ladder includes five pots mounted on different levels to make your garden display more dynamic.

Make gardening stylish with a wheeled plant stand 

Use a plant stand with wheels to create an elegant look for your garden. The wheels make it easy to move the plants whenever you want to redecorate.

Mount a display shelf to place more plants

Install display shelves on the balcony wall to add more plants to your collection. The shelves are simple to assemble, allowing you to mount many quickly. 

Vertical gardening that’s practical, stylish, and within reach

Make vertical garden ideas for the balcony more functional with shelving units, cabinets, and gardening tools.

Install an outdoor shelf to keep plants and tools close at hand

Outdoor shelf units make vertical gardening on a small balcony a breeze. Strategically place potted plants and gardening equipment on the racks to easily tend your garden. This outdoor furniture requires no maintenance and is simple to clean by wiping the shelf with a damp cloth. 

Place a shelf to keep gardening tools out of sight

Build a vertical garden on your balcony using a shelf unit with doors. Put the potted plants on the racks, and use the bottom to keep gardening supplies hidden.

Use a corner shelf to maximize space

Place a corner shelf that also serves as a plant stand to maximize the space on your balcony. This vertical garden idea is perfect for patios with limited space.

Water plants in style

Use stylish watering cans to keep your plants hydrated and well-maintained. The watering cans’ chic designs double as elegant decor for your vertical garden.

Keep your vertical garden clutter-free

Put a storage unit to increase storage space and declutter your small balcony vertical garden. Place plants on the top layer and store gardening supplies and pots in the remaining space of the storage unit.

Use a greenhouse to support plants

Put your plants in a greenhouse for a stylish display. Made of galvanized steel, the greenhouse can offer excellent support to any flowering, medicinal, or climbing plant.

Decorate your vertical garden with artificial garlands

Place more plants on the wall without requiring additional maintenance with artificial garlands. The artificial garlands are very lifelike and will stay looking fresh for a long time.

Use pegboards to store garden tools

Add extra storage and keep gardening tools within reach by mounting a pegboard on your balcony wall. The pegboards are simple to install, and you can use hooks and containers to store gardening tools.