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Spotted: Pallet Transformed into Vertical Planter

6 by Becky Striepe on July 11, 2011

pallet planter

We love a good wood pallet project around here, and what better than combining pallets with another Green Upgrader favorite: vertical gardening!

The folks at Craft pointed us to this awesome pallet planter from Life on the Balcony. Fern walks you through the individual steps to whip up this lovely vertical planter, but here are the tools you'll need:

  • 1 wood pallet
  • 2 large bags of potting soil
  • 16 six-packs of annual flowers
  • landscape fabric
  • a staple gun and staples
  • sand paper

Green it Up!

This project is pretty green from the get-go, but there are a couple of places that you could tweak it to make it even more eco-friendly:

  • Opt for organic potting soil or a mix of organic potting soil and compost from your yard.
  • Plant edibles! This pallet planter would make a lovely, vertical herb garden. You could also go with some edible flowers, like purslane (you can eat the leaves on this one, not the flowers).
  • Choose an eco-friendly landscape fabric.

It might also be fun to decorate that pallet, which would be a great way to get the kids involved! You can let them paint their own designs on there or pull out the hot glue gun and embellish you pallet planter with vintage buttons or something similar.

Have you guys done any fun gardening pallet projects? I'd love to hear what you're up to!

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Becky Striepe is a green blogger and independent crafter with a passion for vintage fabrics. She runs a crafty business, Glue and Glitter, where her mission is to make green crafting and vegan food accessible to everyone! You can find .

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  • http://thegreengadgets.com triany

    Inspiring article indeed! Maybe I’ll try it at my small beautiful garden. Thanks for sharing

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  • Myrna Elliott

    Super idea. Thanks for sharing.

  • Orpha

    What an awesome idea! I wish now I hadn’t gotten rid of the two pallets someone left in my storage unit when I let them borrow it. I guess you should never look a gift horse in the mouth or get rid of anything. You never know when someone will show up with a good idea! Thank you for sharing though, I’ll be on the look out for more. I love this!

  • Sylvia- Plymouth, Indiana

    i was going to give away my pallets but now. i think i am going to make a great project with them now. thanks for the idea =)

  • http://www.facebook.com/ruth.etchieson Ruth Etchieson

    How do you put it together? It seems like only succulents would do well, the way I’m imagining it. Thank you!