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How to create an instagrammable garden wall

For a greener future - by Diana Moore
  • 29 Jun 2018

Gardening takes time. Planning, planting and propagating your heart’s desire of greenery flowing through your outdoor spaces is a rewarding pastime and the fruits of your efforts can be enjoyed every day.

If you’re prepared to plan ahead, an entire wall of greenery will fill your outdoor zone with a lush backdrop and, when used in an outdoor room or space adjacent to your home, connects the indoors with the outside areas to provide a seamless flow, extending your living areas.

Choose from longer-term options to create your garden wall or simpler solutions for instant wow factor. Depending on time, budget and the colour of your thumb once established a vertical garden can be relatively low maintenance.

1. Vertical garden kit

Kits are available to start your own vertical garden with everything included from the watering system and support structure through to pockets or tubs to hold your plants. Most are modular so can be built to fit into any space and plant pots can be changed in and out with the seasons and your taste.

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2. Mix and match

For a simpler look add pots or timber troughs directly onto your walls in groupings, filled with a mixture of different plant species to suit the conditions - available sunlight, protection from wind and access to water source. This is a great entry point to a green wall for the budding gardener, as it's less of a commitment than a whole wall and plants can be added on a trial and error basis.

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3. Sunnyside

If you're lucky enough to have a wall that faces full north, you'll enjoy plenty of sunshine - perhaps too much for many plants. Succulents are your friend here with their low maintenance, low water needs.

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4. Form follows function

A herb garden ticks two boxes of adding greenery to your outdoors and working towards a sustainable lifestyle - saving the cost and reducing the packaging and waste created by buying bunches of herbs from the supermarket. Leave plants in their pots to allow for flexibility or plant straight into the structure.

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5. Slow and steady

Perhaps the ultimate garden wall is created by a creeping vine slowly covering the hard surfaces of your landscaping with tendrils and ever-changing leaf shapes. Choose your plant based on the amount of sun it needs to flourish and water often or install a drip system to keep it healthy year round. Consider a deciduous vine to watch the seasons change through its leaves. Some vines will need a support of wire or lattice to cling to as it grows. 

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NATURES CANVAS // Who needs Monet when you have Mother Nature. These Boston Ivy vines have created an evolving, living artwork.

6. Modern marvels

Build a standing garden upwards by stacking planters on top of garden walls or one another to create a wall and add some height to your garden display. Particularly in a rented property or apartment, this is ideal as it's portable and modular so can be rearranged for different settings or taken with you when you move.

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According to the weather bureau, this dry spell is set to last. Good for some, but not great for our greenery. With this in mind it is probably time to rethink our options when purchasing plants for our gardens. Why not consider a low maintenance succulent or cactus? Not only are they hardy, they are stylish too! Team them together for a modern, contemporary look.

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Content expert, florist and interior decorator Diana Moore has been passionate about helping others make the perfect home ever since she moved into her own. From styling her local bar to feel like your best friend’s lounge room, to randomly restyling people’s bookshelves, Diana is a firm believer in making the best of what you have in front of you.

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