Amy Baesler of Her Tool Belt painted three lengths of gutter at robin's nest blue then suspended them by a DIY stand.

Suspend Your Garden Ryan Benoit and Chantal Aida Gordon of The Horticult threaded stainless steel sticks through terra-cotta pots and dangled them from horizontal surfaces. These striking vertical gardens can punch up the tiniest balconies and patios. See the tutorial at The Horticult and a time-lapse movie on Instagram.

Ladder Makeover Twist that rickety old ladder into a showcase for colorful herbs and plants. Karla Holley of Small Town Rambler spray-painted her wooden ladder in pastel blue then adorned it with an assortment of fairly planters and baskets. The ladder can also be used to store garden equipment and potting soil.

Pocket Full of Plants These attractive planters from Woolly Pocket come in versions with a single, five or three pockets, and you can hang them on almost any vertical surface no matter the size of your outdoor area.

Vertical Crate Garden Chris Gardner from ManMade produced a vertical garden by artfully piling handmade cedar boxes and securing them to a wall. The garden leaves a small footprint in space-challenged patios and decks.

Freestanding Wall If you are a renter, you might not be permitted to hang anything from your outdoor walls. Rather, make this freestanding plant wall using wood and mesh rebar. Hang potted plants with S-hooks, and they'll provide privacy for your area as they grow.

Ammo Box Planters Bring an industrial look to your backyard by potting plants from ammo boxes. In this particular creation glass partition wall . Ryan Benoit and Chantal Aida Gordon of The Horticult suspended two rows of ammo box planters from chains. See more ammo box ideas in The Horticult.

Tiered Pots A tiered potted garden tucks nicely into the corner of any deck or patio. Lisa Darnell of Fancy Frugal Life put upside-down pots beneath the soil to prevent upper tiers from sinking into the dirt.

Don't Toss That Shoe Organizer Kate Richards of Drinking With Chickens retains her plants in a natural canvas shoe organizer. Fill the pockets directly with dirt or put little plastic baskets in each pocket. It is a cheap solution and shops a large number of herbaceous plants.

Garden in a Gutter The slim profile of the portable herb garden makes it perfect for small outdoor spaces. Amy Baesler of Her Tool Belt painted three lengths of gutter at robin's nest blue then suspended them by a DIY stand. See the tutorial at Her Tool Belt.

Stacked Steel Tubs To prettify the distance outside her door, Carrie Eddleman of The Vintage Wren punched drain holes in 3 galvanized steel containers and stacked them atop one another. Herb gardens do not get any easier.

Filed Under Garden Michael Wurm, Jr. of Inspired By Charm develops his favourite herbs at a vertical magazine storage rack. Line the rack together with coco fiber liners, add soil and plant blossoms -- all in less than one hour.

Raskog into the Rescue Is there anything that the IKEA Raskog usefulness cart cannot do? Cassidy Tuttle of Succulents and Sunshine lined the top shelf of the Raskog with window screening then filled it with soil, moss (to mask the soil) and succulents. Small potted succulents fill the other two shelves.

Upcycled Spice Rack Line a cable spice rack with burlap and load every shelf with soil and plants. Chris McLaughlin of Laughing Crow & Company recommends plants that can flourish in shallow soil, like herbs, alyssum, strawberries and succulents.

Hanging Garden The grid layout of this hanging lawn allows for many potted plants in a little bit of space. You may construct one row or multiple rows. Watch Ben Uyeda's tutorial at HomeMade Modern.

Upside-Down Tomato Planters If you do not have room for tomato trellises, just thread the start of your tomato plants via plastic jugs, fill them with soil and suspend. Watch Sayward Rebhal's tutorial at Bonzai Aphrodite.

Hang-a-Pot Adorn the walls of your patio or deck with potted plants using these easy-to-conceal hangers from Hang-a-Pot. The hangers work on a variety of surfaces, out of trellises and fences to brick and stone.