DIY Herb Vertical Garden: 20 Herb Garden Ideas & Designs

We may not be top-class chefs, but we sure know how to grow some amazing herbs at home. Getting herbs from your own garden to bring to the kitchen and then to your table is such a great idea right? That's why we are bringing you this article on different ways to grow herbs at home! These are DIY friendly so we are making this extra easy and affordable for you to grow some greens at home that you can actually cook as well!

How exciting is it to grow medicinal herbal plants at home? Here are some fantastic options for designing a beautiful herb garden at home. You'll definitely be able to discover something you like here.

Vertical Herb Garden

Numerous advantages can be gained from growing herbs vertically. First of all, vertical gardening is a fantastic method of gardening without taking up too much room. With careful preparation, a vertical garden can be equipped with a gravity-fed watering system that allows every drop of water to be utilised by the plants. Vertical herb gardens are not only functional but also really chic and make for great natural decorations.

Mounted Mason Jars Herb Garden

If you're like the rest of us and always seem to have a few extra glasses lying around the kitchen, this do-it-yourself planter is for you! When you want to show off your herbs garden, mason jars are the way to go. The best aspect is that they are easy to cultivate in any environment. Plant your preferred herb in the soil provided, hang the jars either vertically or horizontally on a wall, and voilà! Put together a beautiful vertical herb garden for your kitchen by using glass mason jars and mounting them on an old plank of barn or pallet wood.

Pocket Shoe Herb Garden

The use of a shoe bag as a planter is another no-hassle method of growing herbs. If you're looking to cultivate some herbs indoors, these pocket organizers are ideal. Put soil or compost in the pouches, but don't fill them all the way to the top. Put in seeds, herbs, or plants. And now all you have to do is sit back and watch your new vertical herb garden flourish.

What a simple and ingenious way to grow herbs vertically! The lightweight material of the organiser allows water to drain rapidly, keeping your herbs fresh and preventing root rot from sitting in water for too long.

Hanging Terra-Cotta Herb Garden 

A stunning DIY project that requires few materials and little time investment. What a wonderful idea for a vertical herb garden!

Use a 4-inch hole saw to cut out circles in cheap pine boards for the pots, and then string everything up with rope and zip ties. Make one of your own vertical herb gardens by checking out Pinterest for more inspo and design ideas. The internet is a never-ending source of fresh ideas.

Hanging Paint-Can Herb Garden 

Sometimes all it takes to make a lovely vertical garden is to find a creative spot to hang a few cute pots. Quart-sized paint cans are given a new lease on life with a geometric dab of aqua paint in this do-it-yourself (DIY) paint herb garden, which is then hung from incredibly easy dock cleat hooks. The components for this ingenious undertaking can be purchased from any establishment selling such items.

You just need paint cans or even recycled soda bottles, paint them and show off your creativity as well as your herb garden at home!

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Trellis with Hanging Bucket Herb Garden 

This leaning vertical garden construction, which can be used in a variety of ways, is a conversation starter. To create this eye-catching garden design, just screw together a grid of trellis wood pieces and hang colourfully painted bucket pots from each grid square using S hooks. To take things a step further, you could even grow vines on it if you set the entire thing up over a plantable area.

This is such a flexible approach for cultivating not just herbs but also other houseplants. Herbs can be grown on a leaning or freestanding trellis both indoors and out.

Wine Bottle Holder Herb Garden

Look around for a wine bottle holder to use as a planter for your indoor herb garden. The sturdy glass used to produce wine bottles also makes them ideal for use as pots for plants. This is a fantastic do-it-yourself project for a window sill or tabletop herb garden. All of your guests will surely be gushing over your set-up. You may grow your own herbs right on the pint glass by laying it on its side.

Freestanding Hanging Gutter Herb Planter 

Problems arise when vertical planting is required but no suitable wall exists. This is one of the many useful planters you can make from recycled gutters and other waste materials.

Herbs can be grown in a gutter planter you make yourself. A colourful rope hung from a simple wooden frame holds colourfully painted vinyl gutters, which serve as ideal planters. Adding a hand-painted fresh herb sign and plant markers can further amp up the ambience.

Window Herb Planter Garden

This is the cutting-edge option for a home indoor garden nowadays. Herbs are grown in a kitchen window using a metal pipe as a hanger, colourful rope, and decorative pots. What a stylish way to show off your herb garden! The method is straightforward and novel in that it saves both time and space while facilitating the maintenance of one's gardens.

Ladder Herb Garden

A ladder is always a good idea to do vertical gardening. We've discussed how you could use your old furniture for indoor and backwards gardening already. Putting together this planter isn't too difficult, and it provides vertical growing space if you're tight on floor space.

RELATED: 10 Outdoor Vertical Garden Ideas To Try In Your Backyard

Repurposed Hanging File-Organizer Garden 

Planters made from common office items can be surprisingly stylish. A hanging file organiser turned herb garden is a beautiful display of your hard work. The wire sections are ideal for filing your herbs once you line them with hanging basket liners.

You've shown both originality and usefulness in your approach. What a fantastically green approach to herb gardening!

Recycled Milk Bottles Herb Garden

Your fresh herb garden can be brought to you in either a tall, large bottle or a small milk bottle. With this herb garden hanging above your stove, you can save valuable counter space. Feel free to let your imagination run wild when painting these cans and bottles, and then display them in a window or using a macrame or any rope. And you are good to go! 

Repurposed Spice Rack Herb Garden 

We're sure you've seen the low-priced, white wire spice racks that are designed to mount on the inside of your pantry door. Now you have a convenient, portable container in which to cultivate your herbs. Get out your spice racks and set down your herb pots. It's a good idea to plant herbs like parsley, coriander, curry leaves, mint, and sage in a vertical garden at home. Such a classic way isn't it?

Stacked Herb Garden

Growing your favourite culinary herbs, like basil, thyme, mint, and cilantro, in a stacked planter is a lovely way to do so. It's simple to assemble and may have as many levels as you like added to it. Place plants in a sunny, easily accessible area and identify them individually. When it comes to indoor or outdoor vertical gardening, a stacked herb garden is a top pick of ours. It's simple, useful, cheap, and requires little upkeep. You can grow much more in much less room by stacking planters.

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Rustic Herb Garden 

Metal planters with a weathered look are not uncommon in older homes or other spaces with a history of gardening. While they may seem a bit worn, they will still serve their purpose, retaining your herbs just fine. Actually, that's all you need. Furthermore, rustic is ideal for a cottage garden.

Repurposed Jars Herb Garden

DIY projects like the one you have in mind don't have to break the bank. It's easy to assemble a vertical herb garden using household objects. Grow your own food by reusing glass jars and spaghetti sauce jars. The fixture used to raise them can even be made out of salvaged wood. This is just another of our go-to methods for encouraging lush herb growth.

Cart Herb Garden 

Everyone is familiar with the concept of a bar cart, but what about a herb cart? In any case, you have it now! Herbs planted on a mobile cart are easy to transport. If you're a tenant who moves regularly, this will come in very handy. Even if you're located in a more temperate climate, you can benefit from it. Roll your plants outside to soak up some rays, and then bring them back inside when the temperature drops.

Recycled Bottles Herb Garden

Here we see an innovative vertical herb garden that makes use of recycled plastic bottles as herb housing. This approach is also self-watering since it allows for runoff from higher plants to water others at a lower level. In terms of complexity and expense, this is the simplest and most inexpensive method of self-watering available to the average homeowner.

All you need are some recycled bottles with drainage holes on the bottom so your plants can get a daily soaking and stay nice and green.

Tool Box Herb Garden

This is absolutely one of the unusual ways to grow herbs but we suggest you try this to save space, money and time. The nearest second hand store is a good place to find some toolboxes. Deck them out in paint and floral prints before filling them with herbs. Aside from that, you may easily find some old wooden boxes to use as planters.

Sticky Planter Herb Garden

The cuteness of these adhesive window planters that let you grow herbs year-round is off the charts! These adhesive window planters are available on Amazon and other online retailers, and they're a fun and unique way to show off your herbs. Plant your favourite herbs with a little dirt in one of these planters and place it near a sunny window inside. We love this quirky planter!

Cups & Mugs Herb Garden

Finally, one of our favourite layouts for a herb garden. This is the most elegant and simple way to show off your homegrown herbs to guests. Construct a wooden shelf unit above your kitchen counter to house your new collection of microgreens. Mugs and glasses made of ceramic and glass can also be used, with the contents replaced by soil and plants. A stunning display in your kitchen, ready to be plucked and cooked right away! How simple and versatile this could be? 

Here we've compiled a list of 20 of the best home herb garden ideas and designs you can implement yourself. We wish you luck in constructing your herb garden, whether it be an indoor or outdoor setup. There are numerous reasons why we should grow our own herbs, including the fact that doing so saves time and money and guarantees the success of the crops you sow. Fresh from home, no pesticides, no chemicals. All fresh from your own garden from your home. 

Drop by again to find another, interesting topic on vertical gardening. Till then, keep checking out our other topics to learn more about vertical gardens and plants you can use for one. Take care until we meet again, folks!