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Best Plant Containers for Small Spaces

updatedJul 4, 2019
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Going vertical isn’t justfor organization, try usingwall-mounted and hanging plant containersto create a garden in a small space like a deck or a balcony:

Using the walls and the spaces at eye level, you can create a garden in even the tiniest balcony or corner. Some of our favorite products to give you some ideas are:

Pictured above:Steckling Containerworks like a saddle on your balcony railing, straddling both sides and adding some simple modern design to an otherwise overlooked space.

ThisVajon Plant Standfrom Ikea has a small footprint of less than a foot but allows you 3 levels of plantings.

英语教学简单生活墙可以种植在室内或out, depending on the type of plants you use and can add a wall of green in even the smallest space. You can also choose between larger panels like the one show or smaller squares closer to the size of framed artwork.

Sprout Home carries this greatGlossy Red Hanging Potthat would add some color to a balcony or a corner of the bedroom without taking up valuable floor space (just make sure you put it in a space that you won’t walk right into).

We spotted thisMagnetic Wall Planter SystemBarbed Product. We haven’t been able to find the actual product though, does anyone have any leads? Also, this seems like a great DIY project using not-too-heavy containers and a metal bulletin board mounted to a wall, no?

贾的现代版宠物,堆栈Standing Grass Garden Frames, water them and watch them sprout.

Mount any combination of these Flowerboxesto grow succulents on a balcony wall or in a sun soaked kitchen.

043008_perch.jpgAn AT favorite, thePerch! Plant Orbis simple and streamlined and incredibly sweet. Line up a bunch or hang one on its own. (Consider using apot rackto hang multiple hanging plants together.

Use a trellis like theSalvia Trellisfrom Ikea to trail plants up a wall. This way you can keep the plants in a narrow container on the ground or a table and allow the plants to climb instead of trail on the ground. There are some great flowering vines or even smaller plants like sweet peas that do great on a trellis. Use this with theSalvia flower box and hanging hardwarefor a ledge or outside a window.

It might not be the best looking container, but thistopsy turvy containerfrom Gaiam has gotten rave reviews and makes growing things on a balcony much easier.

This Hanging Wall Planterfrom Pottery Barn could be used inside or out to create a wall of green. Hang it where you need privacy and try planting something like bamboo to fill in the gaps and create a screen.