Tips for making wall-mounted vertical picture frame planters with succulents and scrap wood

Below is an introduction to the method of making a vertical picture frame planter with succulents; even beginners can easily master it, DIY a beautiful combined landscape with both ornamental and practical value.

After understanding how to care for succulents, you can choose different containers to grow them in. They are all very easy to care for, preferring a warm and slightly dry environment year-round, and needing plenty of light to grow well. If you want to make a succulent planter, planting it in a picture frame and hanging it on the wall to grow is a good choice.

You can choose picture frames of different styles, and of course you can use some wooden boards instead; matching different types of grain will make it look even more beautiful. Succulents do not need frequent watering, and their ornamental value is also good; hanging them on the wall gives a very nice decorative effect.

Before making a succulent picture frame, you need to prepare enough materials. You can first select different types of succulents, choose some wooden boards to make the growing frame, and pick a suitable environment for planting.

Prepare a rectangular or square frame made of wood or plastic; this will serve as the growing container. Prepare some burlap, or you can use wire mesh instead. After that, you will need some scissors or a knife.

You can also prepare some hot glue. First take the succulents out of their pots, remove excess soil, and avoid damaging the roots. In addition, you need to prepare plenty of loose, well-draining succulent-specific soil.

After preparing enough tools, you need to remove the glass from the picture frame and take out all the parts inside, so that it becomes a simple wooden frame.

After that, you need to attach a waterproof wooden board to the back of the frame, fixing the edges with hot glue. This can prevent moisture from seeping in, and it must be completely secured.

After that, add enough soil. You can choose to mix loose, well-draining peat soil with perlite at a ratio of 1:1.

Add enough soil to fill the entire frame, press it down lightly with your hand, and then you can choose to cover the soil surface with a little sphagnum moss. The sphagnum moss should be soaked in boiling water for 5-10 minutes before use. Spreading it on the soil surface can isolate the soil and also has a certain water-retaining ability; later watering should avoid being overly frequent.

After that, cut a piece of burlap slightly larger than the picture frame, or use wire mesh instead, and then secure the burlap to the wooden frame with some small nails.

If it is wire mesh, you can choose to nail the wire mesh directly to the wooden frame. If it is burlap, it is best to use hot glue to fix it to the wooden frame, applying a circle of glue along the wooden picture frame, then pressing down with a little force so that the whole piece of burlap is completely secured.

Once the glue has set, you can move on to the next step. You can see that the burlap is completely fixed onto the soil, clinging tightly to the soil with no looseness at all. After that, you can begin planting the succulents.

Use a sharp knife to cut small openings one by one in the burlap, then insert the stems and roots of the succulents into them. Use your finger to poke holes, then plant the succulents firmly; this can also prevent the succulents from falling out.

You can choose the placement according to your own preference. Note that the holes poked in the burlap should not be too large, and there should be a certain spacing between the succulents when planting. Be careful not to damage the stems and roots.

After planting is complete, do not rush to hang it up, and do not rush to water. You can first keep it in a place with bright, ventilated light and a temperature of around 20°C. After 5-7 days, give it a little water, then gradually increase the light. After one or two months of care, the succulents will have grown good roots, and at this point you can hang the succulents on the wall to grow.

To better care for the succulents, take them down once a month and water them thoroughly. The growing location should have fairly ample light; avoid keeping them in shade, and the environment should also be well ventilated.