Saving Space With Hanging Planter Boxes

[Jerry Peed]

It might be tempting to turn your home into a small forest of various potted plants. Every corner of the room featuring new foliage or blossoming flowers, occupying each and every single square centimeter of your living space. Although that does sound like quite the fantasy dream home, we have to admit, it is not entirely practical. There are ways of getting around that though. With the right planters, you can figure out how to truly take advantage of the space around your home to have more planters without taking up all of your living space. Some great planters for this are hanging planter boxes. These space-saving planters are great for occupying so little space in your life, while still keeping you surrounded by beautiful, flourishing plant life. You can place hanging planter boxes in a wide variety of locations using either or both of the two forms they come in.

Window Planter Boxes

Window planters are great for dressing up your window with more than just pretty curtains. They hang out of your window, so they actually take up zero floor space and make great outdoor decoration for the home. You can find a simple, but elegant style of window box planter and use that for any kind of floral arrangement you might want. This dark brown window planter with metal details will pair well with brightly colored, floral arrangements just as easily as it would with simple, monochromatic leafy arrangements. You have a lot of room to play with these planters and create a nice design, especially since they are deceptively wide and give you opportunities to get inspired.

Hanging Planters

Other hanging planter boxes that will help you to maximize your space are ones that hang from above. These hanging planters are even more flexible than their window counterparts because hanging planters do not need a window, just a stable surface to hang from. They make a great addition to the backyard, especially if you are practicing container gardening. With all of your beautiful plants growing in their own containers below, you can take advantage of all the space above and feature hanging planters as well. They are also fairly small and easy to look after. A classic way to plan out your hanging planters like this is to focus on overflowing plants like ivy that let their vines and leaves spill over the edge of the planter. Combine this style with a simple, soft brown planter and you are good to go.

With only a few well-placed hanging planter boxes, you are able to transform your yard into the lush garden of your dreams. Or at least you can enjoy a good number of plants around your home more easily. You just have to get a little more creative with where and how you place them. Hpotter.com is a good place to turn for help with these matters, as they carry plenty of hanging planter boxes in different styles and forms. By the window, porch, or any other place in your yard, you can get started on decorating your home and garden with plant life sooner and more easily than you might have thought.