I saw this trash to treasure project posted in a DG thread. Just loved the idea I think I would add a screen on the back of the second shutter to to provide some containment of the soil. I guess they use two shutters to provide a deeper planting pocket. I l like the handle on the back idea to provide a tripod support.
http://www.birdsandblooms.com/...

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Thanks for sharing Holly! I sometimes purchase "Birds and Blooms". It's a great magazine. I like that project too. I think screen or chicken wire would be good to use.

Great idea Holly. I agree with using some kind of screen (something to keep the soil in place).

Okay, who is going to be the first person to do this one?

What a really cool idea. you could set it upright in a really big pot too. I am also a dumpster diver. and a yard sale sailer.

I guess the first person to find the right shutters. I have some louvered doors but they are already designated for other use. My son had a ton of old shutters but they are solid. So I guess I will put Ric on the look out for some for this project.

The race is one to see who finds the perfect shutters first.

Need to send DH to dumpsters today...

Think I'll ask my DH if he will go look.
Well, maybe not. I remember last year when he had to help me get milk jugs out of the bins at the recycling center.

I already have Ric and my friend Vickie on it.

I love recycling! I always check out the recycle center at the garbage dump (oh, pardon me, the landfill) - sometimes nothing, other times treasure!

To the dump, to the dump, to the dump dump. We used to sing that like a song.

You know when I was a kid you could find all kinds of cool stuff at the "dump". It was the most bizarre thing I had ever seen (my aunt took me there one day). There was stuff piled everywhere in neat little piles, good stuff! Nice stuff that people didn't want anymore and just took off, piled nicely for the next person to take if they wanted. I remember seeing piles of encyclopedias, chairs, dolls, just all kinds of stuff! The "trash" was further back in a big pile. Amazing!

Wow, would that be fun. Now they don't want you taking anything from the dump.

Isn't that the most ridiculous thing. In the case of the dump here, I guess it's because people have paid money to put it in the landfill, so they can't really turn around and let people take it. Unfortunately here, the recycle center has turned into a free for all with the 'crackheads' (drug addicts) going and stripping out motors from washing machines etc for the copper wire to sell for their next fix. Yuk. Makes me shudder to think of their lives, or lack there of. It certainly makes it an uncomfortable experience to go in the recycle building with that under way.

Fortunately I haven't observed that behavior at our recycling center. I went last year to get gallon milk just for Winter Sowing. http://cubits.org/wintersowing...

I'll definitely have to try your winter sowing technique. It would keep the seeds and seedlings safe from mice and birds, that's for sure.

Because the lid is left off the jug and slits cut in the shoulders of the jug, they also don't seem to have problems with rot. I think just enough air circulation is provided. It is so easy I still have trouble believing it will work.

valleylynn said:The race is one to see who finds the perfect shutters first.

Here is the first of 3 that I have salvaged. I bought a roll of 12" wide screen used for venting to cover the back. The amended custom soil has a larger mixture of sphagum- peat moss and perlite than I usually use so that the soil when upright would stick together and hold more water. My intention is to use these 3 shutters and also I bought a bunch of angled vent pipe flashing to cover the outside wall of my greenhouse. It's going to take some placement planning to look like an organized chaos. I'll send pics as it progresses. This one has mostly semps but a few other succulents in there for filler. All the semps are a new batch from Martha at North Hills Nursery , all have new babies popping out. This should fill in very quickly. Sorry for sideways photo, coming from my phone, didn't know it would flip it sideways, if you click on it you will be able to see the whole shutter .

Wow, that looks fantastic! Do you already have it hung or are you waiting for the plants to root into the soil a bit first? You've got a nice amount of plants in it and it should fill in quickly. I can't wait to see your entire wall and will be looking forward to progress pictures.

WOW That does look really nice. I just got an old shutter myself. It needs painted or poly-coated to protect the wood as a good bit of it has peeled off. Just need to decide how I want to finish it. I just came home with a big haul of tender succulents from Lowes a few days ago. Guess I will be ready to start planting all my pots and containers. This week.