These Fun and Functional Hanging Planters Will Perk Up Your Pad

Why should you add a hanging planter to your space, whether it's a sprawling home or a small apartment? Well, we all know that adding a little greenery to your living space can brighten up even the gloomiest circumstances. That's a bit of folksy wisdom we've had since practically the beginning of time itself.

But as for the power of a hanging garden, we need to look back a hair more recently than the beginning of time: the Ancient Greeks. That's because their oft-quoted list of the "Seven Wonders of the World" didn't just include statues and palaces of stone. In the same breathe they would praise the Pyramids of Giza, the wisest minds of the day would speak in awe of what Judeo-Roman historian Josephus (quoting Babylonian Berossus) would call the "paradisus pensile" or "hanging paradise," better known as the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

Of course, we've come a long way since those days, in terms of gardening innovations (scholars suggest the Ancient Babylonians did not have LED Smart Planters), but a proper hanging planter can still add a bit of awe and wonder to any modern home, not to mention freeing up surface space on tables and window sills. So whether you're shopping for a friend, or looking to treat yourself, you can give the gift of a hanging planter, and make any space a bit more like a Wonder of the World!