Hanging Plants Ideas and Benefits

Hanging Plants are all the rage these days.

And why would they not be? City dwellers are looking to save space in their apartments.

Hanging your plants allows people to use their space wisely while not sacrificing their gardening interests.

This also enhances your indoor decor and spices up the interior.

While hanging the plants from the ceiling will be an obvious choice, there are several other ways to creatively display them.

This article discusses all these ideas and the benefits of hanging plants.

So let’s find out.

Hanging Plants Benefits

Act as a Privacy Screen 

Some of these can double as a privacy screen.

When hanging plants have roots growing downwards and broad plus flat leaves (like money plants)they can make a privacy screen on the balcony without blocking any natural light from reaching the area.

Serve as an Air Purifier 

These plants can purify the air and filter out VOCs of paint.

For instance, variegated pothos can help in removing xylene, formaldehyde and toluene.

Hence, the unpleasant air that is trapped inside your house due to household items and upholstery treatments can get purified through these plants.

Moreover, if you lack proper ventilation or the floors have excess moisture, the indoor plants prevent the air from becoming too damp.

Therefore, these plants work as an air purifier for your house.

Absorbs Extra Moisture 

In the same vein, as they purify air from dampening, they absorb extra moisture and are ideal for bathrooms.

For that, you can use plants with high transpiration rates such as arrowhead plant or weeping fig.

Low Maintenance 

These plants are not high maintenance.

Just like other indoor plants they can survive in less sunlight and dry soil.

You do not have to water them regularly.

Or need to take care of their temperature requirements.

So if you are busy mostly, hanging plants will thrive with less care.

For Decoration and Visual Appeal 

Hang the plants on bare walls or open spaces to give your room a hint of nature and the right bit of color.

You can easily move them around to change the look of your room.

Plants naturally look more inviting giving your home a cozy look.

So now you know their benefits, let’s find out how you can display these plants in your space.

Hanging Plants Ideas

Recycling Old Clothing Rods 

Repurpose or recycle the old clothing racks and rods that you no longer use.

After all, making holes in the ceilings is not a feasible option for anyone.

You can use macrame holders, hanging planters and S hooks to keep the rods with the plants beautifully suspended in air.

Make a Trellis Shelf 

Do you have a spare plain-looking blank wall in the house? Here’s what you can do with it.

Make a trellis shelf by cutting boards.

Place plastic planters in it and use leather straps to secure it.

Make Living Curtains 

As discussed above, plants can serve as a privacy screen.

If you have a bright window where plenty of light passes through, hang plants using the curtain rod.

Ensure the curtain rod is sturdy enough to hold the weight of your plants.

Though one thing you should be certain of is the window should not be cold or drafty.

That will kill off your plants in the winter.

Mounted Plants 

You will usually see this idea implemented with staghorn ferns that ultimately become a conversation starter in your home.

However, you can use this with other hanging plants and trailing.

A wire mesh holds the roots of the plants on the board surrounded by moss and dirt so that everything is in one place.

You need to ensure these are watered well though.

For that remove the plant from the board and use a pray bottle to moisten the root ball.

Using Nature Tools

Can’t find any rods? Go for a branch as a plant hanger.

You can use hooks in the ceiling to hold the branch through a rope.

Further, suspend the plants from the branch to give your space a more earthy look embedded into nature.

Simple, easy and cheap!

Other Ideas

Hanging Propagation Station

Plants can hang in bottles or clear glass containers alongside bulbs from the ceiling to introduce a hint of nature.

Using clear glass also helps in checking the root development timely.

You may as well hang the vessels from an existing light fixture, mount them to the wall or use a curtain rod.

Wall Planters 

Just like mounting plants on the wall, wall planters go on a blank wall with containers or mounts.

If you are installing the containers on the wall, it is a good idea to remove them to water them.

Even if they are watertight, this will ensure water does not leak from the planters, as a result damaging your walls.

Using Macrame Holder 

Are you being a little experimental and creative?

Try suspending your plants using macrame, and tying knots with cotton twine, hemp and yarn.

The white sophisticated looks of the plants add class to your space.

Using a Shoe Organizer

There must be an old show organizer lying uselessly in your house.

Repurpose that to hold the plants in place.

You can simply hang your plants by putting them in your pockets.

However, you need to ensure that the canvas pockets are lined with plastic.

This prevents water leakage into the wall.

Japanese Moss Ball

Have you ever heard of Kokedama?

This practice involves growing plants in a ball covered with moss.

You can suspend the balls from the ceiling using clear strings or fishing twines.

You will have to take them down in order to water them.

However, all you will need to do is to soak them in water for 10 to 15 minutes and you are done.

This is a unique idea to hand your planters from the usual stuff.

Where to Hang Planters?

Plant Stands 

Buy some wooden and metallic plant stands that can fit in every corner of your house.

They will not look out of place anywhere if plants are hanging from a wooden stand.

Curtain Rods By the Window 

As we have discussed many ideas involving windows and curtain rods, this is certainly a popular place to hang your planters.

While the planters will not provide shade as curtains do, they can still retain your privacy.

If you add curtains and plants both, the window will be flanked by the plants.

This way you can enjoy the shade while also adding a bit of nature to the room.

You can also use the curtain rod in places other than the windows only to suspend the planters in the air.

Shelves 

Shelves are an ideal spot to hang or place plants.

If you have bookshelves, room and kitchen shelves, they can simply go there without much effort.

Or you can hang them beneath the shelves too and allow their leaves to grow bigger.

So whenever you see a shelf, that is one place to put your planters.

Ceilings 

Ceilings are probably the most common place to hang your planters.

Replacing chandeliers with hanging plants on the ceiling is what one thinks of with regards to hanging from the ceiling.

It gives a natural and unique look to your house making for an earthy atmosphere.

Hanging plants from the ceiling gives you a lot of room on the floor for other things.

This also generally applies to hanging plants on bare walls or through rods and stands.

But what are the plants that you can use for this purpose?

Well, there are many, let’s find out below.

Types to Use for Indoor Planters

Air Plant 

This one does not require soil to grow. That makes it ideal to be an indoor hanging plant.

Tillandsia or the air plant is usually placed in glass terrariums with other decorations.

However, you should maintain good air circulation and light for the plant to mature fully.

Boston Fern 

These plants grow well in humid conditions but can also thrive in less humid ones.

Put them in a hanging basket to let the fluffy fronds hang from it.

Spider Plant 

This one has a cascading growth.

It has green leaves and white stripes running from the center of the margins.

A spider plant will need sunlight to produce tiny blooms.

Money Plant 

The money plant is a creeper that will rapidly grow.

It can be used indoors as a hanging plant to bring prosperity, good luck and wealth in the house.

Believe it or not, that’s up to you. At least it brings plentiful nature to your indoor space and requires minimal care.

Besides these, several other plants are a good fit for hanging indoors.

These include:

• Arrowhead Plant
• Burro’s Tail
• Baby’s Tears
• Bird’s Nest Fern
• Philodendrons
• String of Pearls

You can hang them in your living room, balcony, kitchen or even study room.

Finally, 

Now that you know these hanging plants ideas, fill up your space with the best-suited plants to liven it up.

Experiment with a few ideas to see what looks better in your space.

Refer back here whenever you are at a loss of ideas.