Space Maximization

Vertical landscaping is ideal for a small yard because it allows you to maximize the available space. If you live in a townhouse that has a small patio or in an apartment with a balcony, you can create lush landscaping by growing your plants vertically. Instead of spreading your garden bed or containers on the ground, use tower pots, which stack on top of one another, or a trellis to grow plants on a free wall. Hanging baskets work well, too. By creating this type of vertical landscape, you still may have space for other items, such as a grill, table and chairs.

Healthier Plants

A vertical landscape often results in plants that are healthier than those in traditional landscaping. That’s because taking the plants off the ground lessens their usual threats, such as insects and diseases. If insects infest plants grown vertically, they’re much easier to spot. So the problem can be taken care of before it becomes too serious. Some pests can’t even crawl vertically, and so they pose no risk to vertical landscape plants. Air circulation improves for vertically grown plants as well. So disease, fungus and mildew are less likely to grow. If you grow fruits and vegetables in your vertical landscape, they’ll wind up cleaner and less prone to rot because they’re not laying on soil.

Easier Maintenance

As much as you may enjoy a beautiful landscape, taking care of it can be back-breaking labor. Vertical landscaping is usually easier to create and maintain because it reduces the necessary digging or bending over; plants usually grow at an easier-to-reach height. If you have physical limitations, you can customize your vertical landscape to make it easier to care for by arranging its containers at a specific height that’s convenient for you.

Unattractive Area Makeover

Many homes have an exterior spot that some people may consider an eyesore. It may be a chain-link fence, cinder-block wall or just faded siding. Vertical landscaping allows you to hide an area such as that by covering it with lush greenery and colorful flowers. For example, attach a trellis to a wall or fence, and train climbing vines or flowers to grow over the object so they'll hide it from view. Stacked tower pots also can hide an unappealing spot. A freestanding trellis on which plants grow creates a wall of plants that can block a certain area from view. Vertical landscaping can serve as an effective privacy screen, too.