Vertical Succulent Wall Planter

I built this vertical planter for succulents using scrap materials I had laying around and mostly succulents cuttings from our yard and friends in the neighborhood.
- 1x3 frame using scrap wood I had laying around.
- Painted frame for better rot resistance and built in some drip line for easy irrigation.
- Added weed cloth layer.
- Half inch hardware cloth mesh.
- Frame made from cedar fence board ripped in half.
- These clamps make life easier.
- Filled the screw holes with putty and stained the frame.
- Made a mix of soil sand and perlite for a well draining succulent mix. Important: pack the soil in as tight as you possibly can. when it is stood up it will settle and leave air pockets at the top of each chamber.
- Added plastic layer to help prevent dry rot.
- 1/4 inch plywood backing.
- Reinforcement and hanging cross bar. This thing weighs close to 200 lbs wet.
- Recomment a 2x6 for the cross beam that it is hung on since it's so heavy. I ended up adding some reinforcement but didn't get a picture. I screwed a horizontal 2x6 to wall studs and put a few vertical screws in the top of it that went into oversized holes that I drilled in the bottom of the horizontal on the back of the planter so it locks together but can be lifted up to remove.
- Clip holes to fit succulent stems as needed and cut weed fabric.
- Use chopstick to make a hole in dirt and help push in succulent roots or stem.
- Almost full. This thing is about 3'x4' so requires a lot of plants to fill it up.
- Done.
- Here is how it looks a few months later after the plants have had a chance to grow a bit.
Hi, Steve. Beautiful work! Would you be open to being hired to make on for me? I also live in Marin. I am looking for a Vertical Succulent Wall Planter (with succulents) that is 4′ (tall) x 5′ (wide).