Leaving a vertical garden while on holiday? Why the top dries and the bottom drowns, which method suits which trip length, and when you need a person.
A planter rail puts every pot’s weight onto just a few fixings, not a whole wall. How rails work, when to skip one, and how to mount safely.
A vertical garden’s real weight is medium plus retained water plus hardware. The math, named estimates, and why only a professional rates your wall.
A self-watering vertical planter uses a reservoir and wicking or drip-through tiers, not magic. How it works, its failure modes, and the weight it holds.
Wet potting mix weighs noticeably more than dry. Why the bag’s weight is wrong, named reference figures, and how to get your real number.
Five honest reasons to skip a vertical garden, from lease restrictions to a wall that must stay dry, plus what to build instead.
Rigid modular panels cost more than fabric and buy you two things: a spread load path and the ability to replace one failed unit. Here is how to judge them.
Fabric pockets are the cheapest way onto a wall and the fastest to dry out. Here is how the material actually behaves, and where it fails.
A pre-build checklist in the order that matters: wall and load first, sun second, plants last. Includes a weigh-it-yourself test no other guide gives you.
The choice is not about style. It comes down to soil volume per plant, root depth, and what your surface can carry. Here is how to pick honestly.
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