What better way to make use of the dead space on the back of a door than by turning it into a vertical garden? Kim M. of Rockwood, Ontario, did exactly that – she turned a plain door in her apartment into a living greenwall using our Minigarden Kitchen module! Kim loves her Minigarden vertical garden. “I think it’s like a white sculpture that holds a living art installation. I get a great deal of pleasure and peace from the look of the final installation. It has been a great alternative form of art in my apartment. A living sculpture. Everyone who has seen it loves it.” The Space Kim chose the white Minigarden Kitchen because it complements the white tones in her small Rockwood apartment. Her once-plain hollow door is visible from her dining and living room, which makes it the perfect canvas for a living work of art! Supplies For mounting and planting her Minigarden, Kim used: IKEA EKBY STODIS white brackets. These brackets are slightly wider than the Minigarden unit, but you can easily saw the extra inch off. Alternatively, Minigarden Wall Supports or any 5” bracket found at your local hardware store will work without requiring alterations or cutting. Hollow door anchors. Kim’s door is 1.5 inches deep, so she used door anchors that were approximately 1.25 inches long. 1¾ inch screws. Make sure your screws are the right diameter to fit through the Minigarden spacers and into the door anchor, and that they are long enough to extend through the spacer (which is 0.5 inches deep) and well into the anchor. Any length works as...
