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    Love gardening, but lack space? Create a succulent wall garden!

    By This Old House Magazine | Work + Money – Fri, Mar 25, 2011 9:11 PM EDT

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    There isn't anything you can't "learn" from a how-to Web search, right? Especially here at thisoldhouse.com! But, I have to admit, nothing comes close to settling in for some DIY "studying" with a good book. Garden Up! by Susan Morrison and Rebecca Sweet is my new favorite. Whether you're low on space and looking for smart ways to get growing, or just looking for creative ways to fill every bare spot on your massive lot, you'll love Morrison's and Sweet's stunning ideas.

    Master Gardener and landscape designer Susan Morrison and Rebecca Sweet-her gardens have been featured in Fine Gardening and Woman's Day-offer up easy-care and space-smart solutions to green up your outdoor spaces. In fact, they've sent us the succulent wall how-to from their book to share.

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    Photo: Susan Morrison

    STEP 1: Gather Your Tools

    - A purchased, recycled, or constructed frame like the one shown here. The authors suggest living picture kits (plants, soil, frame) from Succulent Gardens. Prices range from $38-$95 per kit. Want to go more DIY? The writers recommend repurposing old shutters.

    - Mounting hardware for the type of wall or fence you'll be hanging your living art on

    - Succulents

    - Sheet moss and cactus mix

    - Garden scissors

    - Floral wire

    - Screen material

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    Photo: Susan Morrison

    STEP 2: Bundle the Succulents

    - Cut circles of screening material approximately 10- to 12-inches (Diameter varies depending on succulent size)

    - Lay some sheet moss on the screen as a soil barrier, and put a little soil on top

    - Place the succulent in the center and bundle as shown, securing with floral wire

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    Photo: Susan Morrison

    STEP 3: Create Your Design

    - Arrange your "bundled" plants, either filling the frame completely, or go for a minimalist look as shown above

    For tips on maintaining your creation, and more space-smart-slash-just-plain-pretty ideas, pick up your copy of Garden Up! Smart Vertical Gardening for Small and Large Spaces, like, yesterday.

    Learn more about succulents from thisoldhouse.com:

    How to Choose and Care for Succulents

    Succulents: The Ideal Plants for Summer

     

    6 comments

    • Lisa
      Lisa  •  7 months ago
      This is to Kiki,
      Use your imagination here. You don't have to have a huge grate to plant them in. It could be a smaller size and be then hung on the wall. Try to always look at the ideas as more of a concept and then run with it :) Think outside of the box :)
    • Lisa
      Lisa  •  7 months ago
      This is to Kiki,
      Use your imagination here. You don't have to have a huge grate to plant them in. It could be a smaller size and be then hung on the wall. Try to always look at the ideas as more of a concept and then run with it :) Think outside of the box :)
    • littlechristel
      littlechristel  •  1 year 2 months ago
      Not all all gardens are used to grow food, but you could plant a hanging tomato into a small wall planter and wah-lah! food! They even have pretty yellow flowers before the fruit comes out. As for the picture of the yard with the planter intended for the small space, well... do you only read a book about ships on a ship? hee,hee,hee.....
    • 11
      11  •  1 year 2 months ago
      Agreed with Kiki. Thought this would be for those of us without any sort of yard or space outside that we could use.
    • vixenvena
      vixenvena  •  1 year 2 months ago
      But you can't eat those!
    • Kiki
      Kiki  •  1 year 2 months ago
      So, the link I clicked on said "No yard? You can still have a garden". Silly me, I thought this would be an article for people who...don't have a yard. A windowsill garden for us apartment dwellers, perhaps? Looks to me like you still need some amount of outside space (aka yard) to do this. As indicated by the photo. In someone's yard. Just sayin'.
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