Bamboo garden becomes more and more popular nowadays. Many people are curious to try on building their own bamboo garden at home. Bamboo itself is actually a giant grass that undergoes exuberant growth each year. Young bamboo that has about 8 feet tall can produce 3 additional new shoots every year. Bamboo is surely one of the most impressive plants on earth.

Having bamboo in your garden can give the exotic vibe you will never want to miss. Some people might avoid to have bamboo in their garden as they think it will only give crowded vibes to it.

1. Bamboo Wall Accents

If you want to create more exotic vibes onto your dull wall, this ideas will truly inspire you. Bamboo wall accents will give traditional and exotic vibe to the wall. The bamboo will also cover the flaws on the wall so you don’t need to look for ways to cover it. The bamboo as wall accents also brings life to the corner of your outside home décor.

The bamboo will create three dimensional wall instead of two dimensional boring wall. To make it more flawless, you can add white stones to the floor. The combination between light brown bamboo, white stones, green plants around it will bring contrast and make it looks amazing.

2. Accents for the White Fence

Applying white fence around the house sometimes can make you feel boring. You may want to add some natural accents that will give more color to the white fence. Bamboo can be your best choice as it will not only give color to the white fence, but also give more height to it. You need to maintain the height of the bamboo so it still in the same height.

Place white stones around the root of the bamboo so they will merge with the white fence. In order to make this design idea functional, you have to prune the bamboo more frequently as bamboo is very fast in growing.

3. Bamboo as the Pathway

If your home has a certain walkway to the front door, then bamboo will be the best choice for you to make the walkway to the front door more stunning. The key to make this ideas functional is by positioning the bamboo in an arrange manner. You can add lights along the side of the walkway to give beautiful and unique glow in the dark.

4. Add Bamboo to the Corners

You can grow bamboo plants around the place to relax in the garden. The place to relax is made from wood which can give you very peaceful atmosphere. This place is also a great place to entertain your guests since the place can bring a sense of love and warmth.

5. Bamboo Edging

Bamboo can be the best substitute for your high fence in the yard. Bamboo can create the garden vibes for your home. Trim the bamboo regularly to make them grow neatly.

Vertical garden is the best solution for people who live in an urban spaces which typically have smaller space of living. Vertical garden is not only able to bring breathe life for your dull concrete walls but also enables you to become more productive in utilizing space. There are various types of plants people choose to grow in vertical garden.

You can either choose to grow ornamentals plants or productive plants such as vegetables. Mostly, vertical garden will work best as a medium for plants that can grow naturally without much soil.

Begonias

Begonias flower is one of the best ornamental plants to grow in your vertical garden. This type of plant works well in indoors thus Begonia is suitable for shade vertical gardens. Begonias plants come in various sizes and shapes. They have compact, cane, variegated as well as trailing. All types of Begonias will thrive in a shade vertical garden.

Their colorful flowers and leaves will bring beautiful environment for your home. The flowers are the combination of white and pink color with bright green leaves.

Japanese Iris

Japanese Iris are one of the most favored plants for vertical garden designers in all over the world. These ornamental flowers have stunning bright purple which will change your dull walls into beautiful gardens in homes. Japanese Iris are best thrive on a shaded wall. The flowers will appear in spring season.

Orchids

Who knows that orchids also can grow in vertical garden? The combination between orchids and the other ornamental plants in vertical garden will create stunning and amazing look toward your garden wall. You can pick between Oncidium spp. and Dendrobium or combine the two to bring the full beautifulness for your garden wall.

These pretty shape and color flowers combine with their strappy leaves will make your garden totally look exotic. What makes orchids the best choice for vertical garden is not only because their beautiful appearance, but also because they need low maintenance. Orchids will thrive best under the shade. They need ample sunlight but not from direct sunlight.

Ferns

Ferns are great options for a shaded – type vertical garden. Ferns can thrive best even when they don’t get enough sunlight. Therefore, if your vertical garden is on a shaded wall, don’t forget to plant ferns. There are many types of ferns work best for vertical garden such as bird’s nest fern (asplenium nidus), boston fern (nephrolepis), adiantum, platycerium and many more.

In order to make ferns flourished, you better provide moist environment for them. To create a beautiful vertical garden from ferns, just mix and match the plant.

Productive Plants

If you are type of a person who prefer to grow productive plants other than ornamental plants, then there are also some type of productive plants that can grow greatly in vertical garden. Some of productive plants you can choose are mints, kales, lettuce, English spinach, several chili plants and so on.

There are many type of hedging plants that are best to grow. Each of them have certain characteristics and advantages.

1. Leylandii (Green)

Leylandii (green) is one of the most popular hedging plants since it can grow very fast compare to the other hedging-plants. It can grow for about 1 meter or three feet in only one year. Leylandii (green) also known as Leyland Cypress, Conifer Hedging or Leylandi.

It costs lower especially when we compare it to the other hedging plants at height more than 120 cm tall. Leylandii (green) is also a good choice for those who live in a windy areas since it is so sturdy and wind tolerant.

If you prune Leylandii (green) almost every year, then this conifer will make a box – shaped hedge with very dark-green color. It is recommended to trim the Leylandii (green) twice or once a year. The top of this plant need to be trimmed for about twice a year while the sides only once a year. If you leave the Leylandii (green) untrimmed, it can grow very tall and reach more than 30 meters.

Leylandii (green) is a type of easy to grow and maintain plant. It can grow either in partial shade and full sun. The best type of soil to grow Leylandii (green) is in heavy and wet clay soils.

2. Laurel Hedging

Laurel Hedging also known as English Laurel, Cherry Laurel and Common Laurel. Under the ideal condition, Laurel Hedging is able to grow up to 2 feet or 60 cm per year. If you are type of people who don’t like to grow conifer, then Laurel Hedging can be your best choice since this plant is one of the fastest growing hedging plant.

Laurel Hedging is also able to maintain its leaves throughout the year. As one of the non – conifer type for hedging plants, Laurel Hedging is least expensive. It is quite easy to use Laurel Hedging as an instant screen since it can grow tall very quick and more than 4 feet tall Laurel Hedging is very bushy.

Laurel Hedging can grow in almost any type of soils except for very wet soils and shallow chalky soil. You can grow Laurel Hedging under the direct sun or in shade. Remember to give Laurel Hedging ample water when they are in a state of developing root system.

3. Portugal Laurel

Portugal Laurel also known as Portuguese Laurel with botanical name Prunus lusitanica. Under ideal condition, Portugal Laurel can grow up to 18 inches or 45 cm per year. Therefore, Portugal Laurel is classified as medium – fast growing hedging plant.

There are several reasons of why you should choose Portugal Laurel. As one of evergreen, Portugal Laurel will keep its leaves all year round. It doesn’t get affected by the season. For formal appearance around office buildings, Portugal Laurel can be the best option since it does not need complex maintaining but can form tidy and neat looking hedge.

The leaves are smaller than Cherry Laurel with dark-green color. Portugal Laurel also has white flowers with soft fragrant and impressive red stems.