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Whenever I try feeding birds with those cheap suet basket feeders, I either end up with a gooey mess or find that some squirrel has run off with the thing within hours. However, I’ve also found that they make great planters for succulents and epiphytic plants. Who knew? Best of all, making them is so easy that my toddler could (and did) do it. Here’s how to make your own low-maintenance vertical garden on the cheap. The bromeliads in the foreground are mounted directly on a tree stump. Ever since my little apartment balcony garden, I’ve daydreamed about creative ways to grow epiphytic plants such as bromeliads, orchids or Rhipsalis. I came up with something called a ‘rainforest drop’ and even turned a dead tree into a bromeliad garden, but after a couple years of trialing these suet basket planters, I can say that this is my easiest and most affordable idea yet: A vertical garden made of cheap suet feeder baskets, sphagnum moss, succulents and epiphytes. These are just some of the ways you could put these suet basket planters to use: - Hang them on a chain - Mount them on wood - Hang them from a tree - Surround them with old picture frames - Make a living roof for your birdhouse - Arrange them in a grid to cover a fence - Hang one in a brightly-lit shower (like this) Here’s What You’ll Need: - A suet feeder basket – Find them at the dollar store or anywhere else bird feeders can be found. - Sphagnum moss – Long grain sphagnum moss works best. - Florist’s wire – It’s affordable, easy to use and keeps your bromeliad in place. - A bromeliad - Any bromeliad will do. Since I live in zone 9a, I chose cold hardy types that I can leave outside. - (Optional) Cuttings - I like to use Rhipsalis, (an epiphytic cactus) Hatiora, (another epiphytic cactus) Peperomia (another epiphyte) and Tahitian Bridal veil, but sedums and any other easily-rooted succulents will also work. How to Make Your Own Suet Basket Garden Step One: Stuff the Basket Stuff the suet basket with moistened long grain sphagnum moss. Insert small cuttings (Such as Tradescantia, Sedum or Rhipsalis species) and close the basket. If you’re using a top-loading suet basket, you can tuck the cuttings in afterwards instead. I even went back and tucked Tahitian bridal veil (Gibasis geniculata) stems into each of the baskets when I was done so that they’ll form a lacy screen over the metal frame. Step Two: Attach Bromeliad Place a bromeliad, orchid or succulent against the basket. Fold a long florist’s wire (or any flexible wire not containing copper), in half and wrap it once around the woody looking stem. Pull the wire through the basket tightly and twist the two ends together on the other side to attach the bromeliad. The bromeliad will need to stay upright to collect water in its vase, so lightly wrap twine around the upper portion and the basket to gently hold it in place. To the left of the finished birdseed basket planter is an established Rainforest Drop. Step Three: Hang the Basket Hang the planted basket on a fence, tree or anywhere that receives the appropriate sunlight for the chosen plants. Most succulents prefer full sun, while epiphytes such as orchids, bromeliads and Rhipsalis do best with shade in the afternoon. As you can see in the photo above, I've used a metal rack. Read on to find out why I did it and how to make your own. Epiphytic plants will be able to withstand some serious dry spells once they've become established, but first they have to form a good root system.Care for your new birdfeeder basket garden by keeping the sphagnum moss moist until roots begin to form. I rarely fertilize my rainforest drops or birdfeeder basket gardens nowadays and they still seem to do fine, but the plants will definitely take on a lusher look if you fertilize with compost tea or orchid food. My Epiphyte Wall You can use these planters in a multitude of creative ways, but I chose to turn them into a living wall because the fence was ugly and I wanted to create the illusion of more space. The metal supports make it easy to hang planters and move them around as needed; whether it's to make a new arrangement or to bring the orchids inside on cold nights. They also support the garden's weight, so I don't have to worry about a fallen fence. Here's what it looked like before... Before: This ugly fence needed a makeover. I added mulch and played around with different ideas before finally attaching the metal racks. Much better! Right now the planting looks like a bromeliad-covered branch, but will also use spanish moss and other draping plants to cover the metal frame and create the illusion of a lush and foliage-filled space. I may even plant a well-behaved vine at the base to add even more depth and dimension! So far I’m pleased with the results. In the middle of the afternoon when nothing looks good in the harsh sunlight, dappled light pulses through each bromeliad in a constant laser-light show of glowing greens, pinks and purples. Lizards, bugs and cardinals come out of the woodwork over the course of a day, and before long I’m sure to find treefrogs as well. How did I find the metal racks, you ask? I was lucky enough to reclaim some retail fixture pieces that were headed to the landfill, but you can find something similar by looking around the dumpsters behind retail stores or by purchasing something similar online. Another benefit of finding a sturdy support like this is that you can hang up pots to create a living wall of flowers, vegetables or ferns. I chose epiphytes and succulents because their lack of soil makes them lightweight and because they rarely need watering, especially during the summer rainy season. The mounting bracket (found at a hardware store) is hidden by the plants. Mounting the fixtures was easy. I’ve attached the frames with nothing more than a bracket above each one, so that they can be slid out to the side for easy maintenance. Since the frames are sitting directly on maple roots, there was no need to mount the pieces up on the fence. The hard, root-packed ground supports most of the weight. The planters themselves are hung using the florist wire or ‘s’ hooks, and the racks also allowed me to hang other stuff like my rainforest drops and shower caddy orchid planters. Stay tuned to see how this vertical garden develops over time! I'm really excited about how it turned out and can't wait until it fills in to cover the metal frame. Since I've surely left out some important detail or instruction in this post, please leave a comment or send me an email (link in the sidebar) if you have any questions.
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Whenever I try feeding birds with those cheap suet basket feeders, I either end up with a gooey mess or find that some squirrel has run off with the thing within hours. However, I’ve also found that they make great planters for succulents and epiphytic plants. Who knew? Best of all, making them is so easy that my toddler could (and did) do it. Here’s how to make your own low-maintenance vertical garden on the cheap. The bromeliads in the foreground are mounted directly on a tree stump. Ever since my little apartment balcony garden, I’ve daydreamed about creative ways to grow epiphytic plants such as bromeliads, orchids or Rhipsalis. I came up with something called a ‘rainforest drop’ and even turned a dead tree into a bromeliad garden, but after a couple years of trialing these suet basket planters, I can say that this is my easiest and most affordable idea yet: A vertical garden made of cheap suet feeder baskets, sphagnum moss, succulents and epiphytes. These are just some of the ways you could put these suet basket planters to use: - Hang them on a chain - Mount them on wood - Hang them from a tree - Surround them with old picture frames - Make a living roof for your birdhouse - Arrange them in a grid to cover a fence - Hang one in a brightly-lit shower (like this) Here’s What You’ll Need: - A suet feeder basket – Find them at the dollar store or anywhere else bird feeders can be found. - Sphagnum moss – Long grain sphagnum moss works best. - Florist’s wire – It’s affordable, easy to use and keeps your bromeliad in place. - A bromeliad - Any bromeliad will do. Since I live in zone 9a, I chose cold hardy types that I can leave outside. - (Optional) Cuttings - I like to use Rhipsalis, (an epiphytic cactus) Hatiora, (another epiphytic cactus) Peperomia (another epiphyte) and Tahitian Bridal veil, but sedums and any other easily-rooted succulents will also work. How to Make Your Own Suet Basket Garden Step One: Stuff the Basket Stuff the suet basket with moistened long grain sphagnum moss. Insert small cuttings (Such as Tradescantia, Sedum or Rhipsalis species) and close the basket. If you’re using a top-loading suet basket, you can tuck the cuttings in afterwards instead. I even went back and tucked Tahitian bridal veil (Gibasis geniculata) stems into each of the baskets when I was done so that they’ll form a lacy screen over the metal frame. Step Two: Attach Bromeliad Place a bromeliad, orchid or succulent against the basket. Fold a long florist’s wire (or any flexible wire not containing copper), in half and wrap it once around the woody looking stem. Pull the wire through the basket tightly and twist the two ends together on the other side to attach the bromeliad. The bromeliad will need to stay upright to collect water in its vase, so lightly wrap twine around the upper portion and the basket to gently hold it in place. To the left of the finished birdseed basket planter is an established Rainforest Drop. Step Three: Hang the Basket Hang the planted basket on a fence, tree or anywhere that receives the appropriate sunlight for the chosen plants. Most succulents prefer full sun, while epiphytes such as orchids, bromeliads and Rhipsalis do best with shade in the afternoon. As you can see in the photo above, I've used a metal rack. Read on to find out why I did it and how to make your own. Epiphytic plants will be able to withstand some serious dry spells once they've become established, but first they have to form a good root system.Care for your new birdfeeder basket garden by keeping the sphagnum moss moist until roots begin to form. I rarely fertilize my rainforest drops or birdfeeder basket gardens nowadays and they still seem to do fine, but the plants will definitely take on a lusher look if you fertilize with compost tea or orchid food. My Epiphyte Wall You can use these planters in a multitude of creative ways, but I chose to turn them into a living wall because the fence was ugly and I wanted to create the illusion of more space. The metal supports make it easy to hang planters and move them around as needed; whether it's to make a new arrangement or to bring the orchids inside on cold nights. They also support the garden's weight, so I don't have to worry about a fallen fence. Here's what it looked like before... Before: This ugly fence needed a makeover. I added mulch and played around with different ideas before finally attaching the metal racks. Much better! Right now the planting looks like a bromeliad-covered branch, but will also use spanish moss and other draping plants to cover the metal frame and create the illusion of a lush and foliage-filled space. I may even plant a well-behaved vine at the base to add even more depth and dimension! So far I’m pleased with the results. In the middle of the afternoon when nothing looks good in the harsh sunlight, dappled light pulses through each bromeliad in a constant laser-light show of glowing greens, pinks and purples. Lizards, bugs and cardinals come out of the woodwork over the course of a day, and before long I’m sure to find treefrogs as well. How did I find the metal racks, you ask? I was lucky enough to reclaim some retail fixture pieces that were headed to the landfill, but you can find something similar by looking around the dumpsters behind retail stores or by purchasing something similar online. Another benefit of finding a sturdy support like this is that you can hang up pots to create a living wall of flowers, vegetables or ferns. I chose epiphytes and succulents because their lack of soil makes them lightweight and because they rarely need watering, especially during the summer rainy season. The mounting bracket (found at a hardware store) is hidden by the plants. Mounting the fixtures was easy. I’ve attached the frames with nothing more than a bracket above each one, so that they can be slid out to the side for easy maintenance. Since the frames are sitting directly on maple roots, there was no need to mount the pieces up on the fence. The hard, root-packed ground supports most of the weight. The planters themselves are hung using the florist wire or ‘s’ hooks, and the racks also allowed me to hang other stuff like my rainforest drops and shower caddy orchid planters. Stay tuned to see how this vertical garden develops over time! I'm really excited about how it turned out and can't wait until it fills in to cover the metal frame. Since I've surely left out some important detail or instruction in this post, please leave a comment or send me an email (link in the sidebar) if you have any questions.
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What Are Rainforest Drops? Rainforest Drops are vertical gardening, houseplants and container gardening, all rolled up into a ball and reinvented. Each Drop is constructed in a frame of wire and grape vines, filled with bark and sphagnum moss, and planted with curious tropical cacti of the rainforest treetops called Rhipsalis. Also known as mistletoe cactus, Rhipsalis are similar to the familiar Easter cactus and Christmas cactus, but are arguably tougher, more graceful, and come in a wider variety of forms. Every Rainforest Drop is a unique work of art, and one of a kind. I like to juxtapose varying textures of species and play them off against one another, highlighting their unique qualities. All photos are of newly planted Rainforest Drops. I will add new photos as they grow. How can I display it? You're only limited by your creativity. They can be hung at eye level singly, in groups, or in strands, for a mesmerizing display of installation art. For an elegant centerpiece, simply place one on a platter where it can be admired up close. If you live in a warm climate, grow them outdoors by hanging from trees as nature intended. Hang a mistletoe cactus laden Rainforest Drop over the doorway during the holidays as a convenient excuse for romance. Better yet, why not at a wedding? Can't think of anywhere else to put it? Place one at the base of a houseplant, where it will take off and spread like it would in its habitat. Your Rhipsalis might even outlive the original houseplant! How fast will they grow? While each Drop is simply shipped out with unrooted cuttings embedded inside the ball, you'll begin to see lush growth in as little as a month. New growth will emerge, eventually draping down in a curtain of green. After a year or so, you might discover delicate white flowers along the stems, followed by equally ornamental white berries. How do I care for it? After Rhipsalis is established, it's incredibly easy to care for. While you're waiting for the roots to establish, it's best to water often, never letting the bark dry out for too long. Because the cacti are planted epiphytically and without soil, they can be watered and misted as often as you please. Conversely, they can tolerate considerable neglect... until the plant signals distress with shriveled stems. If your climate is humid, they can take even more neglect. Watering can be carried out by watering can, mister, nozzle (be gentle at first!) or even by immersing in a bucket of water. Rhipsalis like shady spots outdoors, and when grown indoors they like bright and indirect light. Experiment and see what works best, as they are an adaptable lot. If the Rhipsalis gets too big for your liking, simply trim as desired. New growth will resprout where the cut was made. Since Rhipsalis are tropical, keep them away from freezing conditions and drafts. Whatever you do, don't hesitate to bring them outside during warm weather! Rainforest Drops bring a touch of artistic elegance to any outdoor living space. How are they hanging? Use a sturdy picture hanging wire, chain or rope, and attach it to a strong hook on the ceiling. Even if your Drop doesn't seem heavy now, all of that luxuriant growth can add up! Err on the side of caution and start out with strong hanging equipment from the beginning. How do I get one? They can be ordered by emailing me at steve_asbell @ yahoo.com (minus the spaces) for $30, plus $6 shipping and handling. At this time, payment can only be made by check or money order. (I had to raise the price due to high demand and the time necessary to grow and assemble - all orders prior to the price change will still honor the $20 price point.) You will be receiving a one of a kind, handcrafted piece of horticultural art that will last for years to come. I make each Rainforest Drop to order, and each drop takes a total of one week to make. This time includes taking cuttings, hardening off, applying rooting hormone, making the ball, and allowing it to dry. While I ask that you allow two to three weeks for the best possible product, I can try to put a rush on your order if requested. .
