Hello and happy summer!
With all the sunny weather we've been having I have been busy setting up our deck once again and planting all of the herbs and flowers we will be enjoying over the summer. I've definitely packed about as much as I can into a very small space but there was one wall in particular that was lacking a certain something. We love the idea of having a little oasis that we can step out into (the deck is just off of our kitchen) so the more green in the space, the better. I have always loved the look of vertical gardens, and I needed to re-home some succulents that were outgrowing their pots so it was the perfect time to make one. It was really easy and so far (about two weeks on) it's doing really well!
With all the sunny weather we've been having I have been busy setting up our deck once again and planting all of the herbs and flowers we will be enjoying over the summer. I've definitely packed about as much as I can into a very small space but there was one wall in particular that was lacking a certain something. We love the idea of having a little oasis that we can step out into (the deck is just off of our kitchen) so the more green in the space, the better. I have always loved the look of vertical gardens, and I needed to re-home some succulents that were outgrowing their pots so it was the perfect time to make one. It was really easy and so far (about two weeks on) it's doing really well!
What you'll need:
* A box
* Landscape material
* moss
* Chicken wire or other
* Staple gun (optional as nails would work too)
* Succulent friendly soil
* Succulents!
* Scissors (Tin cutters are great but are optional- they just make cutting the wire really easy!)
* A box
* Landscape material
* moss
* Chicken wire or other
* Staple gun (optional as nails would work too)
* Succulent friendly soil
* Succulents!
* Scissors (Tin cutters are great but are optional- they just make cutting the wire really easy!)
** I went to local craft store Michael's and just picked up two shallow(ish) wooden boxes- they're 3" deep to be exact. If your box doesn't come with hanging hardware already installed make sure you do this before starting as tilting a box full of soil to install mounting hardware is a little difficult (I speak from experience...sigh).
Step 1: Line the box with landscaping material. I used a staple gun to do this, which worked well.
Step 1: Line the box with landscaping material. I used a staple gun to do this, which worked well.
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Step 2: Fill the box with succulent appropriate soil
Step 3: Place a layer of sphagnum moss on top off soil.
Step 4: Cut wire slightly larger than the dimensions of your box and staple around the inside edge.
Step 5: Now comes the fun part of placing your succulents. You may need to cut the wire in order for them to fit comfortably.
Step 6: Once you're placed the succulents and are happy with the layout, fill in the bare spots with more Sphagnum moss. I let the box sit, as is, for about a week before mounting it on the wall so the plants would have a chance to root before going vertical. I did find that some of the succulents I transplanted needed a bit of extra support so I just place a wire across them to secure them to the wire mesh and that worked well. Happy planting!
