Copper Water Basin

The Water Basin Is In!

100% Copper it looks great and will last for a long time.  I purchased this from a window box distributor it can be found at:

 http://www.windowbox.com/copper-liners-tapered.html 

Cooper Wire Mesh

Copper Mesh

To provide support for the plants and the rockwool I'm attaching a sheet of wire mesh to the front and the back in front of the rockwool.  I have cut a pattern of sorts into one of the two sheets, out of these holes the plants will grow out of and cascade downward and outward.

The pattern for the plant placement should reflect the type of plants chosen.  My vertical garden will house a variety of herbs so for the more trailing plants more space is given.

Reclaimed Wood

Roadside Finds


Just wandering around your neighborhood can lead to some surprising discoveries, what your neighbor considers trash might be the perfect piece of wood to use in your next project.  I found two wood umbrellas while walking my dog around the block!

Most pieces of outdoor furniture will already be waterproof because it's a normal feature of outdoor furniture.  Yard sales are also great for finding old furniture pieces that can be re-invented into a vertical garden.

Building the Framework

Construction Part 2


Each piece of wood was cut to length exactly... measure twice, cut once!

The framework is now complete.  The next step will be to join the pieces together and to build the frame to hold the rockwool.

The rockwool frame is simply a wooden rectangle to surround the rockwool and support the weight of the plants.  The copper wire mesh is placed within the framework. 

The rockwool is then cut to size with a small hand saw.  When cutting the rockwool a face mask should be worn to reduce the risk of dust inhalation.

Here is the frame with the rockwool inserted.

And here is the completed structure, before planting and before the irrigation system is installed.