The 7 Best Vertical Planting Systems
Fall in love with gardening even in the smallest urban areas. With an almost incomparable yield and ultra-flexible growing opportunities, vertical gardening is laced with benefits.
Save your knees and turn your balcony into an urban oasis with these superb vertical planters.
If you’re just after outdoor vertical planters we have a more comprehensive guide to them here. Ditto with vertical hydroponic planters and indoor vertical planters.
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BloomWall Vertical Wall Garden Planter by SavvyGrow
The best self-watering vertical planter
Amazon
BloomWall Vertical Wall Garden Planter by SavvyGrow-
Plastic plant trays
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57cm x 18cm x 18cm
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Self-watering system
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In & outdoor use
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Suitable for plants and vegetables
Savvy Grow’s Bloomwall Garden Planter is a cracking little self-watering system that comes complete with:
- 4 pots
- A hanging bracket
- Water level indicator
- Portable stand
You can connect multiple planters to create a standalone vertical garden. As opposed to single units. Whisper it quietly, but you can also plant a horizontal garden. But we don’t discuss that kind of nonsense here.
Lettuce Grow - The Farmstand
The best vertical planter for DIY vegetable growers
Lettuce Grow
The Farmstand-
90 day return
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12 planter: 3'8" x 1'10" / 36 planter: 6'1" x 1'10"
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Outdoor use only
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12 - 36 plants
Lettuce Grow’s The Farmstand is a self-watering, self-fertilising vertical planter that makes growing food at home simple and cost efficient. The product uses 95% less water than traditional growing methods and – in a lovely touch – for every 10 bought one is donated.
Ideally suited to an outdoor spot with 6+ hours of direct sunlight, or an indoor spot with our Glow Rings.
Comes with:
- Farmstand, water pump, power cord, grow cups and timer
- Nutrients: Plant food for 130+ plants
- Supplies: pH Testing Kit, pH Down for water health, seedling grow cups, stir stick, scoops, and a cute sticker
Mr. Stacky's Elevated Planter
The best stackable vertical planter for herbs and small fruits
Amazon
Mr. Stacky's Elevated Planter-
Polypropylene plastic
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30cm x 30cm x 70cm
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5 tiered vertical garden planter
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Better suited to indoor use
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Suitable for plants and vegetables
Mr. Stacky’s Vertical Planter is a 5 tier stackable herb and fruit planter that’s, in our opinion, the best indoor vertical planter for herbs and succulents in particular.
The polypropylene material is tough and surprisingly premium feeling. And it comes complete with:
- 5 stackers
- 20 plant pots – locations
- A hanging chain
- And a bottom drip tray
Mindful Design Stackable LED Garden
The best stackable vertical planter for herbs and small fruits
Amazon
Mindful Design-
Polyvinyl Chloride
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46cm x 30cm x 8cm
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Tiered vertical garden planter
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Better suited to indoor use
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Suitable for herbs, plants and small vegetables
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2.68kg
Mindful Design’s Stackable LED Planter is the perfect herb and vegetable grower for your kitchen.
Neat and efficient, the stackable design makes it a real space-saver. And the bulb – 850 lumen and 4000k LED – has an automatic smart timer. So you can set a 16 hour on, 8 hours off day / night simulation without worrying about turning things off.
We use this to grow herbs in our kitchen. But ultimately you can grow anything you like. Providing it fits in the compartments.
Amazon
Taleco's Elevated Planter-
Anti-rust sprayed metal planter
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134cm x 60cm x 65cm
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5 tiered vertical garden planter
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Outdoor use only
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Suitable for plants and vegetables
Taleco Gear’s Raised Garden Bed is more of your classic vertical planter. Perfect for balconies and urban gardening, Taleco’s tiered planter is superb quality.
The wheels make for perfect all weather gardening. If you want to plant annuals rather than perennials – or plants that are susceptible to harsher weather – just wheel them inside when the going gets tough. Think of them as your elderly relatives.
Chilton Metal Vertical Garden
The best deluxe vertical planter
Wayfair
Chilton Metal Vertical Garden-
Metal & plastic combination
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172cm x 62cm x 11cm
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40kg
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Rust prood
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Suitable for plants and vegetables
Wayfair’s Chilton Metal Vertical Garden is a Wayfair classic. It’s at the premium end of the planter spectrum, but with good reason.
The high quality metal is sleek. There are 40 planters and it’s completely rust proof. Because of its size and quality, you can create an entire garden in your living room or balcony.
Paul Potato Starter Kit
The best vertical planter for DIY vegetable growers
Amazon
Paul Potato Starter Potato Tower-
Metal & plastic combination
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22cm x 39cm x 44cm
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2kg
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Outdoor use only
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Best suited for vegetables
Paul’s Potato Starter Kit is without doubt the best named vertical planter. But that’s not all we love about it. If you’re looking to break your vegetable growing virginity – and aren’t blessed with a huge amount of space – this potato planter is perfect.
It’s sturdy, grows a huge yield per square metre and is perfect for both root vegetables – potatoes and carrots – and fruits like strawberries.
FAQs
Shrubs, herbs, root vegetables, some fruits, succulents and annuals and perennials all grow brilliantly in vertical planters.
You can put a vertical planter anywhere. Balconies. Living rooms. Bedrooms. Hung from walls. These vertical structures – when filled with the right plants – can thrive anywhere.
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