Add a few refreshing touches to your elevated outdoor space with quick and easy rooftop gardening ideas to create your very own cool summer oasis.
1: Put In Raised Vegetable Beds or Containers To Start A Vegetable Garden
Raised beds or containers create a stylish and visually organized way to introduce vegetables to any outdoor rooftop space. It gives you the opportunity to maintain an edible life-giving garden in your elevated area giving you the opportunity to grow things like herbs, edible flowers, edible greens, tomatoes, etc.
2: Growing Trees In Containers WILL ADD height and Elegance
Grow carefully selected trees in containers that will add height and elegance to your rooftop garden. Even citrus trees or fruit trees can be placed in containers in grown as container trees. Fruit trees will also add color and interest to your rooftop garden, not to mention something edible and delicious that you can eat and enjoy later on!
3: Install A Vertical Garden Wall
A rooftop garden is probably the most practical place to design a vertical gardening wall. It is a space-saving creative idea (especially for those of you who have smaller rooftop spaces or even balconies).
Here the look of a soft vertical wall is created by pairing low lying plants with tall plants behind creating a beautiful cascade of cool green foliage. Everything works beautifully and quietly together to frame this simple benched seating area.
4: Let your Living walls Climb with a garden trellis
Another simple rooftop gardening idea is to install a trellis. A garden trellis creates a vertical space that allows climbing vine plants to spread and fill in. This creates a beautiful green vertical display that also acts as functional decor. It will add shade-giving foliage that deepens the character of the space while providing shelter from the hot sun.
5: Keep It Cozy with thoughtful seating
Create the feel of a welcoming and inviting space with thoughtful seating ideas. Even the smallest of spaces will still benefit from a small table and chair with a decorative cushion to create the feel of a relaxing little oasis.
Don’t forget to amplify a cozy seating space with the warmth of patio lighting or even a fire pit. You can get even more ideas to build on this from my list backyard small patio ideas.
6: Install a covering to beat the heat or stay dry the rain
Consider anything from a retractable awning to a decorative wood cutout cover so that you can still enjoy the view and take in the sights from your rooftop garden. With some type of covering solution you can still enjoy the fresh air your space offers regardless of the weather.
7: Plant FLOWERS OR Shrubs That Thrive In Containers
Plant stylish and bushy shrubs that will fill containers without fuss. They will help to create part of the green landscape that you can use to fill your rooftop gardens. Evergreen bushes are often a popular selection due to their year-round greenery. They are especially popular in cold-weather gardens.
8: Create privacy by adding screens or decorative walls
Use slatted walls or screens to bring the feel of privacy to your intimate outdoor oasis. Here the feel of privacy is achieved with wood slatted walls installed in the far top corner near the lounge chair with cream cushions. A potted palm serves as a nice accent marking the corner where the walls meet while adding tropical foliage.
A very simple solution applied with items made from natural materials. This look enhances the space without competing with the decor and creates the perfect intimate vibe.
9: INstall a Border
Here a bordering open wall acts as both a decorative edge and a beautiful linear container to create a living green border at this rooftop garden. A mix of greens and tall grasses act as a heightening accent for the back and side edges while pops of color in pink put on a show front and center. Bordering plants can liven up the look of any rooftop while providing privacy in a tasteful way.
10: STYLE BLOOMING FLOWERS IN A SERIES OF PATTERNS
Here an elegant yet playful pattern of blooming florals puts on a colorful show in shades of purple and yellow. Everything coordinates down to the table runner on the outside dining table. Be open-minded and consider pairing low-lying plants alongside tall foliage to create a dramatic blooming show for your rooftop garden. The ambiance will awe and impress in a variety of heights and textures.
11: ADD A WATER ELEMENT
Consider adding a water element to complement your rooftop gardening ideas. A water element can add a calming and meditative essence to your rooftop patio ambiance. Here a rustic concrete pond comes to life with King Tut papyrus water garden plants. Having fun with water plants can add an exciting pop to the garden scene.
12: BRING IN Raised Beds FOR A MORE FUNCTIONAL DISPLAY
Consider adding raised garden vegetable beds to your rooftop patio. This is perfect for those of you who use your rooftop areas as more functional spaces to grow edible vegetable gardens for cooking and eating. Simple wood boxes can be arranged in your favorite patterns to create an attractive space with room to move around and enjoy the fruits of your labor.
13. Add topiaries and vining plants To Dress up the walls
Accent plain walls with interesting green foliage like topiaries or wall-climbing plants. They help to cleverly paint the walls of your garden canvas with living plants that add character.
14: Mix and match with a variety of plants
Even if you don’t have a large space to work with, you can still easily transform any rooftop garden with an artful combination of plants. Here a mix of everything from tall grasses and shrubs to tropical textured plants bring life to a border growing in front of a privacy fence. Simple accents like a small bench and chair in matching grey tones pull together a neutral color palette with a blooming show in the background.
15: Let There Be light
Once you’ve got your plants picked out and your containers flowing, it’s time to start thinking about the last item on our list of easy rooftop gardening ideas: mood and ambiance. Add warmth and welcoming with different types of lighting that will highlight all the hard work you put in. Here a mix of simple spotlights and even a fire pit add subtle touches of warm glow throughout the rooftop garden space.
Draw inspiration from any of these easy rooftop gardening ideas to breath a little life into your outdoor space just in time for summer! Make some fresh garden herb cocktails while you soak in the summer on your rooftop space.
Take a second to check out some creative gardening ideas that will make any garden pop for summer! Don’t forget to get creative with all those flower pots! Try anyone of these unique container gardening ideas to fill your garden pots with a whole lotta green love.
