How clever! Admired in the garden of the Stable Cafe in San Francisco recently: artful arrangements of painted shutters sprouting succulents.
Lila B. Design, a San Francisco-based floral and garden design firm founded by Baylor Chapman, created this new take on the vertical garden. Chapman painted salvaged solid wood shutters and then transformed them into vertical potting boxes filled with soil, planted with a variety of low-maintenance succulents. Perfect for the urban gardener.
Inspired to try it yourself? Go to Deborah Prinzing for ideas on how to emulate Baylor's shutters.
Above: Lila B. Design Succulent Shutters are available by custom order; limited pieces are available at the Lila B. Design Online Shop.
Above: The vertical succulent garden requires minimal care. Lila B. suggests partial shade, indirect light, and a periodic squirt of water to keep the low-maintenance succulents flourishing. Photo via Debra Prinzing.
Above: The Lila B Design Small Succulent Shutter is currently on offer for $275.