Green wall with climbing Jasmine

[Gina]

A green wall featuring Jasmine climbing on balustrade hardware.

• The project
• How to build a vertical garden
• More vertical garden inspiration

The project

I recently turned a brick wall in my outdoor space into a climbing jasmine green wall. I'd been looking for a way to do this for a long time and was keen on a minimalist and low-cost solution.

Using balustrade hardware from Pinnacle at Bunnings, I created several rows of metal wire rope that the Jasmine is now climbing up. Thought it might offer a little inspiration for anyone looking to add greenery to their outdoor space as well.

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First, I sketched up a rough plan, having six wires spaced equally apart.

 

I fitted the brackets to the wall.

Then I cut the wire rope to length, allowing approximately 20cm more to loop the balustrade fixings.

Then I added the balustrade fixings.

Here's a close-up of how it fixes to the wall with the wire rope taut.

This is the final result. 

I then added some pots in front and planted my Jasmine. I potted the plants into the rectangular pots as this is a tiled outdoor area. If we had a garden bed, I wouldn't have bothered with the pots, though. 

It's taking off and I can't wait until the full wall is flowering.

How to build a vertical garden

Experienced Bunnings team member Mitchell shared a comprehensive step-by-step guide How to build a vertical garden.

More vertical garden inspiration

A wonderful idea to enliven any fence, Bunnings Workshop member Roy's simple training climbers to screen a fence project uses Star Jasmine and cable to train the plant to cover the area. Other community members have since been inspired to replicate the project to create living screening over their fences, including Mark's wire trellis for climbing plants. 

Workshop member gregoreau found it easy to create succulent frames for a vertical garden.

Community member kel took just a few days to build her own vertical garden with built-in watering system.

There are more great ideas in 5 ways to create a vertical garden and 10 easy ways to enliven your outdoor space.

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