Summertime can be quite the lovely opportunity for budding gardeners to flex their newly green thumbs.
When Imgur user Ostomesto recently decided to embrace his inner gardener, he set his sights on an ambitious new project.
This builder wanted to erect a hanging garden, and cascade lush plants and flowers down its front. While he was dreaming big, his budget was tight.
So this crafty upcycler decided to transform a simple shoe rack he found for free into the garden of his dreams.
He decked out his awesome find with a few movable wooden planter boxes.
Once he added a sturdy wooden base and wheels underneath — so he could move his garden wherever, whenever — this DIY-er began filling in his design with gorgeous new plants.
Thanks to a few helpful tips from his local nursery workers, he chose all sorts of beautifully decorative plants that have completely flourished in the summer sun.
Keep scrolling through our gallery to learn all about how this crafty DIY-er built his new hanging garden.
When Imgur user Ostomesto recently dreamed up an inventive, new DIY project idea, he tapped into his upcycling abilities to bring his creation to life.
He wanted to build a hanging garden — a living wall on wheels — from which he could grow beautifully lush plants and flowers.
This DIY-er, however, only had a limited budget to fund his project, so he had to get creative.
When he saw a store giving away old shoe racks for free, he snatched one up and got to work creating his masterpiece.
His free shoe rack came adorned with all sorts of different clips and hangers.
This DIY-er detached these from the rack, to incorporate them into his planter box design.
He built his planter boxes out of wood, and outfitted each with a few shoe rack hangers.
This choice would allow him the ability to move his planters all over the hanging garden at will. Thus, his landscaping could remain consistently dynamic — always completely customizable.
This builder wanted the base of his shoe rack turned hanging garden to rest in a big rectangular planter bed.
So, he built this dream base, and drilled holes into its bottom, to allow for easy drainage.
This crafty artisan also attached a set of wheels to his planter's base, so that he could easily move the entire structure around his yard as needed.
After assembling his planter boxes, this gardener filled each with potting soil.
He then positioned his planters in place along his vertical garden's wired lattice.
This budding landscape artist even hung a few decorative pots from his wire rack — enhancing the entire structure's eclectic feel.
Thanks to a few helpful hints from his local plant nursery pals, this DIY-er began filling his planter boxes with all sorts of gorgeous plants and flowers.
Soaking up that warm summer sun, his plants have really come into their own.
He's even added a few non-plant-based decorative touches to his hanging garden, giving his landscaping even more unique pizzazz.
This DIY-er followed his instincts and transformed a simple shoe rack into a showstopping hanging garden he can now tend for years to come.
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