How to Create a Gorgeous Vertical Garden in 5 Easy Steps
Do you have a blank outdoor wall or a bare fence you want to spruce up this summer? A vertical garden is the perfect-and easiest-way to add color to your backyard. And just in time for spring, Home Depot shared these five steps to creating this easy-to-assemble design with us.
Materials
-24" x 72" trellis
-eight 8" resin terra cotta pots
-8 S-hooks
-32-qt. bag of potting soil
-plants of your choice
-drill
Plus: 27 New Ways to Landscape Your Yard »
Instructions
Step 1: Lean the trellis against a wall at about a 10- to 15-degree angle.
Step 2: The pots shown here have rims, but if the ones you're using don't, it's easy to adjust them for this project. Just drill a 1/2″ hole from the top of each pot-this is where you'll insert the S-hooks. Add potting soil to the pots, filling each about halfway.
Step 3: Transfer your plants to the pots, and fill the edges with additional potting soil. Leave about 1/2″ of space from the top. Water the plants thoroughly.
Step 4: Slip an S-hook into the hole you drilled in each pot, and hang as desired on the trellis.
Step 5: Enjoy your new vertical garden!
Tell us: What's your favorite way to display flowers?
See more from CountryLiving.com:
Our Ultimate Guide to Kitchen Decorating »
40 Amazing Before-and-After Home Makeovers »
Free Garden Plans and Plant Lists »
Our Favorite Fragrant Flowers »
Become a fan of Country Living on Facebook and follow our pins on Pinterest!
Reprinted with permission of Hearst Communications, Inc.