Spruce up a plain wall or fence by creating a pretty flower-filled vertical garden to grow on it.

Step 1 Nail a scrap piece of timber along the entire length of the bottom of your pallet (with no gaps), to hold the soil in.

Step 2 Nail sheet of plywood to the back of your pallet.

Step 3 To make 2 sacks to sit side-by-side in pallet, cut weed matting into 4 rectangles of equal size, to fit in pallet. Place 2 rectangles together and, using staple gun, staple along 3 sides to make a sack. Repeat with other rectangles.

Step 4 Lean pallet against wall, place sacks inside, and fill with potting mix, making sure it is compacted. Once filled, fold over top of sack and staple closed.

Step 5 Place pallet on the ground in a spot where it can be kept flat for a couple of weeks.

Step 6 Cut holes in weed matting, and dig holes in potting mix so plants will fit in. Remove plants from their pots, soften mix around the roots, and position 1 plant in each hole.

Step 7 Water thoroughly, ensuring water gets to the plant as some weed matting is not water permeable. Allow to rest on the ground for 1 to 2 weeks until the plants have had time to develop root strength.

Step 8 Rest vertical pallet garden up against a wall or fence in your yard. Or, using a drill and dynabolts (anchors that fix to concrete), attach it to the wall. Then sit back and enjoy the view!

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