Follow in the footsteps of the Wardlaws and make your own string garden!

You will need:

• Clay-like soil 
• Regular soil or use the remnants from the plants you choose
• Small plants (indoor or outdoor)
• String or twine 
• Spagnum moss (this is available at all Palmers stores)

Method:

1. Take your plants out of their pots and gently remove most of the soil leaving enough on the roots to keep them together. Add some sphagnum moss at the roots to keep the moisture in.
2. Blend soils together with a little water.
3. Make a large ball with the mixture patting it in to shape. Break the ball in half and mould each half around the roots of your plant to form the ball again.
4. Add the moss, wrapping the string around tightly as you go to hold everything together. Be sure to wrap the string horizontally, vertically and diagonally in between so that the moss is secure all over. Leave some string at both ends to tie together and hang.

Helpful hints:

These can be made for indoors or out so choose your plants accordingly. To water these sit the bottoms of them in a bucket of water for a few minutes and then let them drip into the bucket afterwards. You can also spray them with a mister if they are a plant that doesn’t require much water.

*courtesy of Palmers Planet