Editorial Policy

Last updated: 7/24/2026

Plant Vertix publishes guides on vertical gardening and space-saving plant growing: vertical planters, wall and living gardens, trellising, stacking planters, hanging systems, and small-space vertical setups, indoors or outdoors. This page explains the standard every guide on this site is held to.

Grounded in Real Builds, Where Possible

The core promise of this site: guides describe what actually works in a real vertical setup, including the failures, not theory copied from other websites. Where a guide describes a build, a fix, or a routine that has been personally tested, it says so. Where something has not yet been personally tested, the guide says so plainly rather than implying otherwise.

Honest About Scope

This site covers vertical and space-maximization growing methods specifically. It does not cover general houseplant care unrelated to a vertical structure, general outdoor gardening with no vertical or space-saving element, or closed terrarium ecosystems, and it does not pretend to. Structural, engineering, or tenancy questions that go beyond general guidance should point readers to a qualified professional or their own building management, rather than having them improvise an answer.

Sourcing Standards

  • Load-capacity figures, drainage mechanics, and plant-care claims are checked against reputable sources, horticultural references, university extension publications, and manufacturer or construction guidance, where relevant, and are cited or attributed when a specific figure is used.
  • No fabricated statistics, no invented “typical” figures presented as universal, no results that this site cannot stand behind.
  • Any product mentioned is based on actual use or verifiable specification, not assumed. See the Affiliate Disclosure for how product mentions and links are handled.

No Promised Outcomes

Results vary with climate, building structure, water quality, and care. Guides here describe what worked on a specific setup; they are not a guarantee of plant survival, yield, or how a structure will perform on your particular wall or balcony.

Corrections

Mistakes get fixed, visibly. If you spot an error, an outdated figure, or a broken link, report it via the Contact page. Corrections that change a guide’s advice are noted in the affected article along with the date of the update.

Updates

Guides are living documents. As setups get rebuilt and lessons accumulate, older guides are revisited and updated rather than left outdated.

Questions

For anything about this policy, use the Contact page.