Living wall

[Nickthewoodworker]

I am trying to build a living wall ( vertical wall hanging plant holder like a picture frame) and was wondering if anybody had any suggestions on how I would do that

[duckkisser]

flowers or vegitables? if its vegies stick with stuff like root stock, tomatoes, spinish ect.... they dont need as much soil or furtilizer.

[fransikaner]

Take a look at some of the gardening sites. They have the wall pouches that you hang. I have seen both "panel" and pouch approaches. The wallys have caught my eye in the past.

http://www.woollypocket.com/index.php/living-walls

Good luck - this one's on my bucket list, but not in the top 5 presently.

[tdale51@yahoo.com]

I believe I saw something like this done on DIY network. Maybe you could search their website.

[mds2]

I would think pressure treated lumber would work.

[Lawrence Brown]

I'd stay away from pressure treated lumber, especially if you are growing anything you are going to eat, but even regular plants would be sensitive to the chemicals in it. There is also the problem that the chemicals will very quickly rust nails and screws unless they are hot-dip galvanized. The best thing would probably hardwoods with an outdoor finish and some kind of plastic inserts so that the only water coming into contact with the wood would be the occasional spill, which could just be wiped up. If you look at the link Fransikaner provided, they are basically heavy plastic. I'd just find some plastic pots in the shapes you like and build a frame around them.