Old Ladder Succulent Garden Plant Stand

Old Ladder Succulent Garden Plant Stand

Junk Garden Series Project #4

Take your garden bed to new heights by going vertical with an old ladder!

I love the flower bed outside my guest house, but the wall behind it seemed like it was lacking something.

I had already hung a window screen sign and minnow bucket planter on one side, but the other side of the wall needed something too.

I thought about planting sunflowers, but knowing it would be several months before they grew large, I decided to use one of my old ladders to make a vertical succulent garden.

I want to be able to leave the ladder outdoors all year, so I planted sempervivum (hens and chicks) in funnels, an old bread pan, and tin cups.

It will do great all summer, but can also handle the cold temperatures we get in Illinois in the winter.

If the weather looks like it will drop below the teens, I’ll bring the ladder in to the guest house.

All I needed to do was round up some vintage kitchen pieces and plant succulents in them.

I drilled holes on one side of a vintage bread pan for hanging it and drilled more in the bottom for drainage.

I did the same with the funnels and tin cups, then attached them to the ladder with screws.

My funnels are small, medium, and large, so I picked plants to match each funnel size.

I also refreshed my vintage bike flower basket with beautiful purple and yellow violas.

I’ve never had a chicken photo bomb one of my photos before, but I guess when she heard me talking about hens and chicks, she thought I was calling her. 🙂

What really cracked me up is that she walked right in front of the Feed the Birds sign.

Talk about timing!

If you missed the other projects in my Junk Garden series, you can see them all HERE.

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Vaya con Dios,