DIY: A vertical garden with burglar bars

Use old tins and burglar bars to create a stunning vertical garden.

By Shelly Bergh • Photographs Francois Oberholster

Hard labour 1/10

Skill level 1/10

Time needed 1 hour

What you need

TOOLS

• hammer

• nail

• garden gloves

• pliers

• side cutter

• small spade

SHOPPING LIST

• old burglar bars

• various tins

• drainage stones

• potting soil

• plants

• cable ties

1. Use the hammer and nail to make holes in the base of the tins for drainage.

2. Fill the base of the tins with a layer of drainage stones.

3. Add potting soil.

4. Place a plant in the tin and add more potting soil. Press it down firmly.

5. Attach the tin to the burglar bars with cable ties; use pliers to pull it tight and snip the excess off with side cutters.

Tip: Connect two cable ties together if one is too short to fit around the tin.