Are You Growing A Cold Weather Garden?

It is nearing Fall. 
That means crisp, cool weather, beautiful trees as they change colors, coffee on the back porch.
 *Sigh* 
I Love Fall.

Here is my dilemma, Winter follows directly after Fall. The pretty colors all seem to fade away to leave a sometimes bleak and dreary scenery. It is often reported that people experience the "Winter Blues", which is caused by those shorter days and the colorless scenery. 

We just so happen to have a solution that may help. Have you ever heard of Vertical Gardens? It is a novel idea that is sweeping the world. When you are short on space, lacking yard to plant a garden, or just want to beautify your outdoor area or a wall in your home, a vertical garden becomes the perfect choice. Now, I bet you are ready for me to tell you how a garden will help with the Winter Blues. Simmer down! I will tell you! Use the vertical garden system to choose which plants you like and create your own little living garden right on a wall, fence, or balcony. I have scoured the web and found so many beautiful cold weather flowers!!! The *POP* of color and life can brighten your mood. Live plants drastically improve our quality of living.

 *A LITTLE TRIVIA*

Did you know that indoor gardens with live plants drastically improve our quality of living? The average person spends approximately 90% of their time indoors, so make that space as healthy as possible. Live indoor vertical gardens and plants improve indoor air quality, which can often times be more polluted than outdoor air quality. Indoor plants and gardens have been shown to improve productivity and performance while lowering stress and negative feelings. They even create natural noise reduction. Indoor vertical gardening is about so much more than beautifying your space. It is about beautifying your life because life was meant to be lived beautifully. 

I am going to share a few of my favorite cold weather flowers with you. These are a few "less known" winter flowers. Popular flowers include the Pansy, Snapdragon, and Violas, but I wanted to share some you many not know much about. I have made all of the following plant names clickable so you can learn even more about them from the websites that helped me learn about them.  
Cyclamen are very hardy during cold weather. Its delicate white, pink, or red flowers are often said to resemble shooting stars or butterflies. Great for full or even partial sun and normal regular watering. They are considered a favorite as a container grown flower, so planting in your vertical garden is just perfect.

Cyclamen

 Hellebores are considered by many as an "idiot proof" flower. I personally need this type so I can plant them, water, and forget.. They are not a one season flower either. Hellebores are great for Winter and Spring. Requiring very little maintenance, this is a perfect beginner flower.

Hellebores

 Now, for my favorite flower, Poppies! I adore them. You will mostly find them in red, but I have also seen blue, white, and pink Poppies. They grow tall and majestic. In Iceland, you can find fields of them growing sometimes 1 to 2 feet tall. With their simple beauty, Poppies have been known to symbolize peace and hope. For a unique flower in your garden, Poppies will fit the bill.

Poppy

There are a few ideas to get you started. The beauty and color of each flower is sure to bring a smile to your face and peace into your heart, but I bet you are wondering, "Well, yeah, but how to I bring my walls to life?" Luckily, we offer everything you need to get you started at our website, www.verticalgardeningsystems.com. We offer Indoor AND Outdoor options!

Our indoor favorites include Woolly Pockets. They are perfect for indoor use because they do not leak, yet they will still nurture your plants.

A beautiful arrangement in the Woolly Pocket

Popular favorites for outdoor living walls include FloVert 

FloVert

and the aptly named WallPots.

WallPots

These 3 options, along with many, many more are available at www.verticalgardeningsystems.com. Get started now and enjoy all the way through Winter!