Vertical gardens are extremely popular, and that’s for a reason: they don’t require any floor space and can fit almost any nook. There are tons of ways to create a vertical garden that fits your own space, and this roundup will tell you of just one of them: rain gutter gardens.
Why Making Rain Gutter Gardens?
If you have some rain gutters at hand, this is a great way to repurpose them and make a garden. Rain gutters, even if you buy them, won’t break the bank and as they are small, they won’t take much space. They come in an array of materials and colors and even if you can’t find a proper shade, you can paint them yourself, and that makes them almost universal for any area. Gutter gardens are very easy to make yourself, and there are tons of DIYs to use. Rain gutters as containers will fit many plants and blooms and they can be turned into a garden in several ways.
What Are Rain Gutter Garden Types?
Classic One
A classic idea is attaching rain gutters to walls and fences, which can be done anywhere, where there’s enough sun for your plants: your porch, back porch, terrace and deck, exterior house wall and so on. You can make such a garden as big as you need, refresh a porch without taking floor space from it and style an awkward nook or a plain fence that looks boring. Attaching can be done with nails, wire, glue or screws, it’s up to you.
A dark blank wall made bolder with purple gutters and bold flowers is amazing, it looks colorful and eye-catchy.
A black fence is accented with a mini gutter garden with greenery that refreshes it a lot and highlights Scandinavian style. You can also plant blooms to add color.
A wall done with black rain gutters that compose a whole garden, here this is a succulent garden, that takes no floor space.
A vertical container garden made of white tubes and black gutter allows growing strawberries without taking raised garden beds for that.
A whole black gutter garden attached to the wall, with herbs will provide you with fresh herbs and greenery for your salads anytime without taking much space.
Suspended Garden
A suspended garden is another idea if you need an airy solution that wouldn’t look bulky. You can hang your gutters on chain or wire and do that in your porch or in any other space, even just outdoors separating the zones. No roof for hanging? Make a stand and hang your gutters there. This is a project that is easy to realize, and you can definitely do that yourself.
A small hanging gutter garden is a lovely accent for any porch or just outdoor space, it will add a bit of color but in an airy way.
A rain gutter garden hanging on the wall, with gutter pieces painted electric blue, with bold blooms will accent any awkward nook without taking floor space.
A small and cool pendant garden of blue rain gutters, with blooms and fresh herbs is perfect for a rustic space.
A pendant garden of white gutters and wire, with fresh herbs and some succulents will separate the space in a stylish way.
A small gutter garden of galvanized pipes on railing, with fresh herbs, is a super cool and cozy idea for a rustic space.
Garden On Stands
A gutter garden on stands is my personal favorite because it’s portable and when the weather is bad for the plants or when you decide to move it somewhere, you will be able to do that without any fuss. Make a stand or use a ready ladder attaching your gutters there with some wire or rope and voila!
A vertical garden on a stand, with white gutters and some herbs, is a functional piece that will fit any outdoor space including a balcony.
Ladders with metal gutters attached and with lush blooms are cool small mobile vertical gardens for any space.
A vertical strawberry garden of wooden stands and gutters is a very cool idea to use vertical space and it looks lighweight.
What Are Rain Gutter Garden Functions?
Besides fulfilling its main function – being for space for your plants, blooms or veggies – gutter gardens can offer much more! First of all, they can be decor, especially if you prefer bright blooms or succulents, but even with some simple greenery gutter gardens are capable of refreshing a blank wall. They can easily add interest and functionality to an awkward nook or make use of your fence or exterior wall. A vertical garden is always safer for plants than a usual one, and you can be sure that bunnies won’t get your plants. The last but no least is separating spaces: hang your gutter garden to gently divide some zones.
A large strawberry garden on the wall, with brown rain gutters, is a cool idea if you have no gardne beds for that or wanna save your berries from bunnies.
A large succulent garden composed of brown gutters placed on wooden stands is a cool idea for outdoors and can be realized indoors, too.
A colorful vertical garden of rain pipes and cacti, some of them with bold accents, to make your space bolder.
A whole vertical garden made of galvanized metal pipes and with lots of various greenery including cascading plants for an eye-catchy touch.
A beautiful and stylish succulent garden made of rain gutters attached to metal holders, with succulents and greenery.
A vertical garden attached to a cinder block fence: a gutter garden with herbs and a shelf garden with some blooms plus greenery along the fence.
A pendant gutter garden in grey, with some white blooms, is easy to make a farmhouse space refreshed.
A large vertical garden of white gutters suspended to a frame with wire, with fresh herbs, is a smart and cool solution that won't spoil the style of the space.
A gutter garden on the house wall, with fresh herbs and some veggies, is a super smart idea if you have no garden at all.
A suspended white gutter garden with fresh herbs and some greenery for eye-catchiness is a cool way to style a space, and chain will hold the planters well.
An airy vertical garden on stands, with long gutters and strawberries is a smart and space-saving solution to grow some berries.
A small pendant garden of white gutters with blooms will accent your space and make it lovely and chic.
A large gutter garden attached to a wall with chicken wire is great for growing anything, it's great for a farmhouse space.
A metal and gutter wall is a lightweight vertical garden, with bold yellow blooms that add color to the space, is a space divider.
A pendant mini garden of blue polka dot gutters with bold blooms is a fun and playful accent for any space.
A wall done with bold gutter garden, with red pipes and succulents, is a cool idea for adding interest and color to the space.
A bold burgundy wall finished off with white gutters and some herbs is a nice example of how you can use some piece of fence or wall that you don't need.
A blank wall filled with white gutters attached to holders, with some veggies growing, is a super smart idea.
A vertical garden with white gutters with fresh herbs is a cool idea for any outdoor space, here it perfectly finishes off a white brick wall enlivening it.
A dark brick wall refreshed with white rain gutters and with herbs looks lighter and eye-catchier.
Use an exterior wall of your house to create a vertical garden with gutters, here it's a strawberry garden.
A vertical strawberry garden made of gutters is a smart and cool idea for any space, it will provide you with berries and will let you save your food from bunnies and other animals.
A small pendant garden on the stairs, with white gutters and yarn and with bright pansies is a cool decoration you can DIY.
This cool and small white pendant garden of gutters and white pansies and other blooms is perfect for a cottage area.