Chances are you’ve seen a living wall or vertical garden before. Outside Sky City on Federal Street, there are multiple living walls with a total area of 130 square metres. The exterior of the car handling building at the Ports of Auckland has an enormous outdoors living wall too. Then there are green walls and spaces that you won’t have seen; those inside private houses and apartment buildings.

Homeowners of today are looking for ways to bring the outside in, improve their air quality and add some uniqueness to their homes. Whether made as a separate structure to hang on the wall, stand upon the floor, or built into the ‘bones’ of a home, vertical gardens make stunning visual home décor feature pieces.

As home stagers and interior designers here in Auckland, our clients often ask us for ideas on how we can incorporate the outdoors within their homes. This is especially common with homeowners who don’t have indoor-outdoor flow, or who live in an apartment. So today, we’re sharing some of the tips and ideas we have discussed with many of our clients before. If you’d like personalised advice on creating a living wall or any other interior design query, we’d love to hear from you.

Tips on Creating Your Own Living Wall

Indoor living walls are usually large permanent features requiring specialised installation. It is possible to scale things back and create a smaller version for your home though. To help you get started, here are a few of our tips and ideas on creating vertical walls inside a home:

choose the right plants – the best plant choices for indoor vertical gardens are generally plants which don’t require direct sunlight. This gives you more options of where you can install your feature. Plants could include ferns, peace lilies, begonias, spider plants and calathea.
size – a green wall by design will be a focal point in any room. The size needs to be in scale with not only the room size, but other objects within the room too.
watering – seek professional advice on how often to water and fertilise your wall. A good general rule of thumb is to water when the potting mix is dry on top, but just damp under the surface. When we design large living walls for our clients, we can ensure a watering system is installed into the structure.
pests and diseases – indoor plants are also susceptible to being eaten by bugs. They can also harbour fungal diseases. A regular inspection of the foliage will help you identify and resolve any problems.

For personalised advice about implementing a living wall or other design feature within your home, get in touch with the team here at Finer Homes.

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