Golfer’s Fence
Ornamental gardening fence/demarcation constructed from metal rods topped with golf balls (for safety and decoration) and slim bamboo sticks – all threaded with rope and string. A cute judo wrestler surveys the scene.
Materials: Golf Balls, Golf Clubs, Metal Rods, Rope, String, Figurines
Location: Akishima, Tokyo
Eye-Level Potplant Rack
An interesting space-saving variation on the curbside/wall garden.
A thin plank of wood rests on top of a wire fence and is secured in place with wire and string tied to the guttering and drainpipes. Extra safety is added through a long plastic gardening rod which acts as a railing along the front of the garden. Precarious yet thoughtful, this construction does not intrude into the narrow thoroughfare any further than the curb line.
Simple and non-intrusive, and the perfect height for passing pedestrians to enjoy.
Materials: Wire, String, Plank of Wood, Plastic Garden Rod
Location: Nakano, Tokyo
(Originally posted on Tokyo-DIY-Gardening)
Tree Training
Trees are trained away from the driveway of a high-end residence in Shibuya with a length of string.
No matter the value of the real estate, the gardening fixes tend to be the same……
Materials: String
Location: Shibuya, Tokyo
(Oringinally posted on Tokyo-DIY-Gardening)
Lush Green Wall Construction
In an expensive back street off Aoyama Dori in Shibuya resides this lush and intense pot plant collage. Piece by piece, plants in pots have been added to the structure, and secured with a variety of spur-of-the-moment wire and string fixes.
I love the sense of time and process present in these types of garden collages – unplanned and hectic but built up slowly over many years. Temporary in form and materials but not in presence. A type of green urban archeology.
Materials: Wire, String, Pots
Location: Shibuya, Tokyo
(Originally posted on Tokyo-DIY-Gardening)
Secure Pot Plant Construction
The top of a wall in a residential back street of Shibuya acts as the scene for a precarious pot plant construction held in place with various pieces of string.
Even in one of the more expensive places to live in Tokyo there’s no shame in tying a few pots up on your wall with a bit of old rope!
Materials: String
Location: Shibuya, Tokyo
(Originally posted on Tokyo DIY Gardening)