2.
If it’s a productive
patch you’re after,
consider planting your
vertical garden with a
selection of herbs. By
choosing plants with a
range of different leaf
colours, you can create
something that looks
pretty. And, they’ll be easy
to harvest for cooking.
Here, there's a combo
of dark opal basil, green
basil, Vietnamese mint,
chives, golden marjoram
The best plants for vertical gardens
are dense, compact and low growing.
Make sure you choose species that suit
the aspect of the wall on which they’ll
be growing. A wall drenched in sun,
for instance, will need a selection of
fairly drought-tolerant plants, whereas
a sljady spot - perhaps under a pergola
or verandah —
will require a selection
of shade lovers, such as ferns. Also
bear in mind that the bottom of the
unit will hold more moisture than
the top, so consider this when you’re
deciding what to plant wrhere. ►
nt a mix
and
foliage in diagonal
rows for a pleasing
effect. This scheme features
pink-flowering
Gaura
‘Lollipop
Pink’,
Dianella
‘Cassa Blue’
and ‘Little Jess’, santolina and
society garlic. The sides are
planted with mini mondo grass.
For full instructions, see page 68
