A TOUCH OF NATURE: DIY HANGING GARDEN

This is a quick post on how easy it is to create a little hanging garden that adds nature to your living space without spending much money.  

All you will need is: empty glass containers (I used empty tomato sauce bottles as they have a wide enough neck, but you can use jars or any other bottle), some hemp or natural rope, and a hot glue gun. 

Make the ‘handle’ first by securing two pieces of rope on the side of the bottle with two blobs of glue -make sure you tie a knot at each end of the handle (hint: if the rope you have is too thin, double it up and twist it, till it tries to twist onto inself. Then double up again and run your hand through it: you will have made a 4x thicker rope - you will need a length of rope around 4x the length of the final piece to start with this technique).

Once the handles are secured to the bottle with each knot about an inch below the edge of the neck, wrap the rope around the neck of the bottle (about an inch high in total) leaving the knots just below the base of the wrapped rope.

Now go out at look for some Ivy in the nearby streets. Look for branches that have some aerial roots as it help them settle in water (...also make sure that if you are not on a public path, you ask the owners of the plant of its ok to take a couple of branches ;) Usually it’s ok as Ivy is actually quite a pest to keep at bate).

And voilá! You’re done!

Make groups of three at different heights. Groups of three help the eye settle in any arrangement, while the different heights will add dynamism to the hanging garden.

I used leftover/recycling material and some off-the-street Ivy so my project was completely free of charge. But you can use cheap material, for example if you don’t have the hemp rope, you can find it at the pound shop or Aldi/Lidle.

This hanging garden looks beautiful by a window: when the sun shines on it the glass picks it up and reflects it into your room!

It also have the advantage of being low maintenance as it will need to be looked after every couple of weeks - though you will need to clean the inside of the bottles - and it is perhaps good to use on a Airbnb space to add a personality touch to the space. 

Hope you enjoyed this brief tutorial. I have lots more hint any tips which I give away to my clients to help the personalise their space. 

Should you need my help, email me at valeria.romano@homepoise.com or book a fee 15mins free consultation using the website link ‘book a call’. I’m here to help!