Simple garden walls can sometimes seem a bit dreary. In addition, they stand in stark contrast to the green surroundings. If you create a facade garden, the small building becomes a green gem and home to countless creatures. A wide variety of plants are suitable for greening, tailored to the substance of the wall.

Climbing plants make unsightly walls disappear

self climber

These are particularly suitable for garden walls with closed joints and a dense wall crown. In addition, the privacy screen should not show any damage that the plants could penetrate with their adhesive roots.

Among the most popular self-climbers for wall greening

  • ivy
  • Wild Wine.

Alternatively, you can opt for flowering plants such as

  • climbing hydrangea
  • climbing spindle

decide.

Greening with plants that need climbing aids

These are very suitable if you want to green a garden wall made of gabions. Conventional walls can be equipped with a special slat or rope system that gives the plants the support they need.

Suitable plants are:

  • clematis,
  • Honeysuckle,
  • Hop,
  • knotweed,
  • winter jasmine,
  • wisteria,
  • trumpet flower.

Suitable ornamental plants for dry stone walls

Due to the uneven, slightly larger joints, a dry stone wall can be transformed into a sea of flowers with little effort. Popular plants for greening are:

  • stonecrop,
  • Alyssum,
  • soapwort,
  • cushion bellflower,
  • sedum,
  • pasqueflower,
  • saxifrage.

Many herbs such as thyme, rosemary, marjoram or lavender are also suitable for greening a dry wall.

To plant the garden wall, the joints are first filled with a permeable substrate. Since the commercially available plants are usually too large to fit into the cracks, they are divided and placed horizontally in the gaps. Then fill with soil and water well.

The wall as a support for espalier fruit

Heat-loving types of fruit such as wine feel extremely comfortable in front of a garden wall, especially if it faces south. You can either attach a wooden trellis or stretch horizontal wires to support this greenery. Since fruit needs good rear ventilation, you should make sure that both systems have a sufficient distance to the wall.

tips

If you decide to green the wall with ivy or Virginia creeper, you have to consider that the adhesive plates and roots of these plants form a firm connection with the masonry. They can only be removed with water, a brush and a lot of patience.

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Garden design