A young Aussie who was sick of staring at her boring, empty backyard fence has revealed how she transformed the space.
It only took Imogen Jiggins an hour to spruce up the area of her Adelaide home after a trip to Bunnings.
Speaking to Yahoo Lifestyle, the 21-year-old created a hanging garden using hooks, mesh and garden planters.
Imogen wanted to transform her boring backyard and completed the task in just one hour.
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“I got the plants from a local nursery and everything else from Bunnings in the garden section,” she said.
“I’m even thinking of adding some herbs so we can use them for cooking.”
All the supplies, including the plants and soil, set her back $200.
“Most of the plants I chose were hardy ones and last well throughout all seasons; however, I’d recommend topping them up with some fertiliser,” she said.
All the supplies, including the plants and soil, set her back $200.
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Imogen started the DIY by putting the hooks over the fence, followed by the mesh sheet.
She then filled the planter boxes with soil and added the plants, before placing the boxes on the hooks.
The young Aussie finished the home project by giving the plants a decent watering.
After sharing the simple project in a TikTok video, others marvelled over the “great idea”.
“I will definitely be taking inspiration for this too,” one wrote.
“So cool. I have a few of these planters I didn’t know what to do with. Thanks queen,” another added.
The back fence originally looked ordinary and bare (left), but the hanging garden added an interesting element (right).
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However, some warned about two potential flaws in the DIY job.
“Our neighbours rusted our side of the fence from those hooks,” someone said.
“Just bear in mind, Colorbond gets stinking hot in summer. I’ve had many plants destroyed from reflected heat. Will need to rig up some shade cloth,” another added.
What vegetables and herbs to plant in spring
If you’re considering recreating Imogen’s hanging garden, now is the perfect time to get your garden ready.
Horticulturalist Nicole Dykes from Adelaide’s Newman’s Nursery, on behalf of Greener Spaces Better Places, previously told Yahoo Lifestyle that there’s a fantastic range of vegetables to plant that’ll be ready to harvest before Christmas.
Nicole described spring as “prime time” to get into the garden and start planting seedlings, which can be picked up from Bunnings Warehouse for as little as $2.20.
Some “easy favourites” she recommended included capsicum, chillies, cucumber, zucchini, tomatoes, and basil.
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