western australia

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vertical garden

Replanting my vertical garden

@JudyEv (386686)

Rockingham, Australia

July 3, 2026 8:56pm CST

Happy Fourth of July to all my US myLot friends. I hope you enjoy the day however you choose to celebrate it. The photo shows my living wall/vertical garden as it looked yesterday. Actually it's only half of the whole garden. This side has been planted with violas which seem to be able to cope with the small amount of soil in each pocket. I wasn’t able to grow much in the summer so the pockets dried out too quickly but hopefully these little plants will last a bit longer than the last lot.

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@rsa101 (41723)

• Philippines

4 Jul

Those are some nice and cute flowering plants you have there. I think they’re a great alternative to the first ones, which were all green, as I remember.

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@rsa101 (41723)

• Philippines

5 Jul

@JudyEv l guess the orientation where it s planted might be a factor like too much sun or less of it more mght be a cause why its not dong well. Watering or even the aoil type could be a factor.

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@JudyEv (386686)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Jul

They might have been all green to start with but some had flowers later. It hasn't been a huge success but I'm hoping it will be better this time around.

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@JudyEv (386686)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Jul

@rsa101 Yes, that's true. In the summer, with the iron behind the pockets, they dry out very quickly.

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@allen0187 (59971)

• Philippines

5 Jul

Hope the vertical garden grows well.

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@allen0187 (59971)

• Philippines

6 Jul

@JudyEv aside from violas, what else will you be planting?

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@JudyEv (386686)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jul

@allen0187 I have alyssum, polyanthus and marigolds in some troughs but they're not flowering yet.

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@JudyEv (386686)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Jul

Thanks very much. It will be pretty if the flowers bloom well.

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@Juliaacv (57152)

• Canada

4 Jul

I've always been intrigued by the photos that you've shared of your vertical garden. Sometimes I find it hard to grasp the size of the pockets that you are working with. The flowers in it look very pretty, just the right size and lots of pretty colours. I would imagine any plant that has a shallow root system would be idea. Although I would love to have one, I am sure that I would overwater it and have the pockets blow out, that would make such a mess!

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@Juliaacv (57152)

• Canada

4 Jul

@JudyEv Have you tried more of a sand-based soil mixture in the pockets, that may help.

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@JudyEv (386686)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Jul

It hasn't been the success I had hoped for but perhaps these little plants will do better. I'll try to take the measurements for you. The pockets don't really hold a lot of soil.

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@JudyEv (386686)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Jul

@Juliaacv That's a good suggestion. Mostly I use a good potting mix.

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@rakski (159181)

• Philippines

14 Jul

I really wanted to have a vertical garden but I'm not good with plants. I'm thinking now of hydroponics maybe

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@rakski (159181)

• Philippines

15 Jul

@JudyEv I'm trying to learn it

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@JudyEv (386686)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Jul

@rakski I think it can be quite involved.

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@JudyEv (386686)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Jul

That would be an interesting way to go.

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@Deepizzaguy (124496)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

4 Jul

The vertical garden in this post looks good.

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@JudyEv (386686)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Jul

Thanks. I'm glad you like it.

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@Deepizzaguy (124496)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

5 Jul

@JudyEv You are welcome.

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@thelme55 (79721)

• Germany

4 Jul

That looks good. I hope the plants grow all well.

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@JudyEv (386686)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Jul

I'm hoping they last longer than the last ones I planted. I'll try to take better care of these.

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@thelme55 (79721)

• Germany

7 Jul

@JudyEv I hope that they will last longer.

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@GardenGerty (170452)

• United States

4 Jul

That will be cheery to enjoy. Maybe some succulents would do well? This makes me want to convert my shoe bags that hang on the wall into gardens as well.

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@JudyEv (386686)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Jul

Small succulents would probably be a better idea, or at least as good as these.

@FourWalls (87190)

• United States

5 Jul

Thank you!

I had a nice, quiet 4th (save for the fireworks going off, but they don’t bother me that much). Hope they grow well for you!

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@JudyEv (386686)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Jul

Thanks. It's raining on them now so they'll appreciate that.

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@LadyDuck (507970)

• Italy

4 Jul

I remember when you posted about your vertical garden. Those little flowers are perfect, they should last long.

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@LadyDuck (507970)

• Italy

4 Jul

@JudyEv - I remember that mine lasted for a long time.

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@JudyEv (386686)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Jul

The violas did quite well last time so I'm hoping for good things.

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@DaddyEvil (177468)

• United States

4 Jul

Thank you. I appreciate that. I hope you and Vince are having a wonderful day! We're just staying quiet and playing online tonight. I believe Pretty is playing a computer game with her boyfriend in Georgia. (The state in the US, not the country.) Good luck with them! I hope everything lives well for you this year!

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@JudyEv (386686)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Jul

Thanks. It's been a good day. We helped a friend with a few small jobs.

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@DaddyEvil (177468)

• United States

4 Jul

@JudyEv You're very welcome.

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@wolfgirl569 (139429)

• Marion, Ohio

4 Jul

Hope they grow well. It will be pretty if they do

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@wolfgirl569 (139429)

• Marion, Ohio

4 Jul

@JudyEv I thought they might as they are not very big

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@JudyEv (386686)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Jul

I just need to keep them alive. The pockets dry out very quickly.

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@RasmaSandra (99991)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

4 Jul

I like your garden and all the pretty flowers.

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@JudyEv (386686)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Jul

Thanks. It's raining on them at the moment. Mother Nature does a better job of watering than I do.

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@Traceyjayne (13220)

• United Kingdom

4 Jul

Great idea ….i hope they grow really well.

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@JudyEv (386686)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Jul

Thanks. I've got my fingers crossed.

@MarieCoyle (61798)

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4 Jul

So cute to hang on a fence. I'm sure the small amount of dirt you can put in it limits what you can plant, but you made a great choice!

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@JudyEv (386686)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Jul

The plants do need to be quite tiny. You might be able to get bigger pockets although I don't remember seeing any.

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@MarieCoyle (61798)

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5 Jul

@JudyEv I use my fence for some of my climbing plants and flowers, but this pocket idea is really cute.

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@AmbiePam (125311)

• United States

4 Jul

I like it! I’m sure it will turn out great this time.

Thank you for the good wishes too!

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@JudyEv (386686)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Jul

You're welcome. Yes, I'm hoping for good things.

@snowy22315 (211835)

• United States

4 Jul

I hope they do. Surprised it is warm enough to plant there.

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@JudyEv (386686)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Jul

We've probably got colder weather to come. I should have got my seedlings in earlier. They're not growing like they should.

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@changjiangzhibin89 (17288)

• China

4 Jul

There seems to be varieties of violas on your living wall.I see little of viola with yellow flowers.

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@JudyEv (386686)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Jul

I bought punnets of different colours. One of yellow and the others are white and purple. I've mostly alternated them.

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@sol_cee (39071)

• Philippines

4 Jul

Your vertical garden looks beautiful. It's such a clever way to make use of a small space

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@JudyEv (386686)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Jul

I don't have much 'ground' to work with so I thought these would be nice.

@teamfreak16 (45246)

• Denver, Colorado

4 Jul

So can you only grow flowers in that, or can you grow other things as well?

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@JudyEv (386686)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Jul

The pockets are really too small to grow other things. You could perhaps grow herbs but nothing very substantial.

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@Wrexxo (5733)

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4 Jul

I have never seen a vertical garden before .. wow..it's nice. Hope the plants do well

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@JudyEv (386686)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Jul

Thanks. I'm hoping they last for a while.

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