If you love the idea of adding greenery to your home, whether for privacy or aesthetics, but have limited floor space, hanging plants can be the ideal solution. Able to be used both indoors and out, hanging plants are both a stylish and versatile way to bring a calming touch of nature to your space.
Also adding visual interest, depth and dimension, they can instantly elevate any room from drab to fab. Intrigued but still not sure you can manage the care required for live plants? We’ve got you covered.
In this guide, we’ll go through a variety of fantastic indoor and outdoor hanging plant ideas that work with both real and artificial plants. Allowing anyone, no matter their gardening prowess to benefit from beautiful plants.
7 Hanging Plant Ideas To Suit Every Style & Home Decor
1. Macramé Plant Hangers
Experiencing quite a revival, macramé plant hangers are increasingly one of the most popular ways to display hanging plants indoors. Macramé hangers offer a handmade, relaxed aesthetic that can complement many interior styles. This includes Scandinavian, bohemian, rustic and beachside decor among others.
Available in a variety of sizes, colours and designs, finding one that fits your decor is easy -– you may even like to try making your own. You can hang macramé plant holders from ceiling or wall hooks and fill them with lush cascading greenery such as baker ferns, marble pothos, and honey locust plants.
As your pots are visible through the netted hanger, this idea for hanging plants also lets you play with planters of different colours and textures for added flair and interest.
2. Wall-Mounted Planters
If hanging plants from your ceiling doesn't appeal but still want the beauty of hanging plants, wall-mounted planters are a clever alternative. These planters come in various shapes, from sleek and modern geometric containers to more rustic wooden boxes. Wall-mounted planters allow you to create living art pieces and are particularly great for elevating small spaces both indoors and outdoors.
Where you have a little more space to play with, a great idea for hanging plants on the wall is to create an interesting wall garden. This can be done by grouping several planters together in an asymmetrical pattern. Slightly more compact hanging plants work well for this idea such as wandering dude, hoya and spider plants.
3. Hanging Baskets & Planters
For those with outdoor areas, such as patios, balconies, or garden spaces, hanging baskets can be especially great for introducing greenery and maximising your use of vertical space. Hanging baskets and planters are also a great option for those seeking to gain some more privacy. When hung along a balcony edge or indoors within a window recess, they can help to block the view into your home while also giving you a better outlook.
When choosing plants for hanging baskets, pink bougainvillaea or floral bush are ideal for adding a splash of colour and fun. For a more sleek, understated look, trailing alocasia, ruscus or string of pearls are ideal.
4. Plant Chandelier
For a statement piece that truly elevates your home and doesn't take up floor space, consider a plant chandelier. This hanging arrangement can be as simple or elaborate as you like and is perfect for placing above dining room tables and over kitchen counters. They can also be a creative alternative to a canopy over a bed that adds warmth and character.
You can buy plant chandeliers pre-made, or you can get creative and make your own. Start with a sturdy, circular base like a metal hoop or a wooden frame. Then, attach a variety of cascading plants to the frame, such as cottonwood, seeded gum, or leaf and berry vine.
You can opt to keep it simple with a mix of green foliage or add in flowering plants too, our top tip – choose plants that complement your decor. For example, Eucalyptus for a modern Australian vibe or English ivy for a more classic aesthetic.
5. Hanging Shelves
Hanging shelves are another creative way to display hanging plants while adding a quirky architectural element to your space. Suspended from ropes or cables, these shelves offering a floating effect that brings visual interest to the room. They can be installed in window bays, above kitchen counters, in bathrooms or in living rooms for an attractive plant display.
Depending on the height and location of your shelves, a mix of trailing and shrub-like plants may work best. We suggest using plants such as fittonia, string of hearts, euonymus and syngonium.
Try arranging a variety of plants on the shelves, using different heights and pot styles for contrast. You can also add decorative items like candles, books, or trinkets to personalise the display further. Where space allows, laddering multiple shelves can give you even more room to get creative with your displays.
6. Balconies, Decks and Pergolas
Looking for hanging plant ideas for outdoors? Adding hanging plants is a beautiful way to create a more relaxing, welcoming feel to balconies, decks, pergolas and more. Trailing, flowering plants like star blossom, or white bougainvillaea can be woven around any railings or overhead beams.
Suspending a trellis overhead is another unique idea for hanging plants from a ceiling and can help to reduce summer heat beneath a pergola too. Adding hanging baskets suspended from hooks along the edges of the pergola can help to create an even more lush, leafy appearance.
When using faux plants outdoors, just be sure to select those designed for outdoor use, this will help them withstand harsh weather and the sun's UV rays.
7. Plant Curtains
For a show stopping and unique idea for hanging plants indoors, consider creating a ‘plant curtain’. This involves hanging a series of small hanging pots or containers from an overhead rod to create a curtain of greenery.
This works beautifully in spaces where you want to divide a room or add privacy while maintaining a light and airy feel. Ideal for large windows, patio entrances, or as a backdrop for outdoor seating areas, it is also an effective privacy measure.
Choose plants with long trailing vines, like peperomia, huperzia or angel vine, to create the illusion of a cascading curtain. You can stick with a single plant for uniformity or create heightened visual interest by mixing in different types of plants for texture and colour variation.
Create Your Dream Home Hideout With Hanging Plants
No matter your space or preferred style, hanging plants offer so much versatility in design with virtually endless ideas existing for how to elevate your green space with hanging plant displays.
Allowing you to create a beautiful statement in a dark corner, brighten up a small apartment or create a lush and private garden retreat outdoors – hanging plants can do it all. By choosing the right combination of plants and hanging structures, for your home, you can transform any space into an inviting green oasis.
Allowing you to confidently experiment, our range of high-quality artificial plants for both indoors and outdoors can help you to find the perfect fit. Requiring little to no maintenance and looking exceptionally lifelike, our plants and collection of hanging pots and planters help you to create a lasting, beautiful display.
Browse our online store today to get started and transform your home into a leafy green escape.
