DIY Staghorn Fern Mount

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DIY Staghorn Fern Mount - mounted fern hanging on a wood fence Staghorn ferns are a beautiful air purifying plant and with this DIY mount, it doubles as a nice piece of wall decor art. This is an easy to make mount that looks expensive, but can be made for fractions less than buying one online/retail stores.

Tip: Square wood pallet plaque purchased from Michael's reg. $4 (good deal already), but there are always 50% or 60% off coupons to score additional savings! I waited until I could get it for 60% off, so it was only $1.60!

I bought the staghorn plant at a local nursery for only $4.20 with a coupon.

Since I had some supplies already at home, this project cost me less than $6 to make compared to $40-50.

Supplies:

square wood pallet
12 lb. smooth casting fishing line
wire nails
hammer
staghorn fern
soil
sphagnum moss
pencil

Steps:

Trace a circular object (bowl) in the center of a square wood pallet.

DIY Staghorn Fern Mount - bowl for tracing

DIY Staghorn Fern Mount traced circle on wood

Hammer nails around the circle, I used 6 nails.

DIY Staghorn Fern Mount - hammer in nails spaced around the circle

Lay some soil in the circle you just drew.

DIY Staghorn Fern Mount - lay some soil inside the circle

Remove your staghorn fern from its pot, then loosen some of the roots and keep only some of its original soil.

DIY Staghorn Fern Mount - remove fern from the pot and loosen the roots

DIY Staghorn Fern Mount - retain some of its soil

Grab a handful of sphagnum moss and hydrate in water.

DIY Staghorn Fern Mount - hydrate some moss in water

Pack moss all around covering the soil.

DIY Staghorn Fern Mount - pack moss around the plant

DIY Staghorn Fern Mount - cover all of the roots and soil

It is time to secure fishing line to a nail and wrap all around to keep staghorn fern in place. Tie off the line and cut any excess. (Another string alternative: twine).

DIY Staghorn Fern Mount - tie line to a nail

DIY Staghorn Fern Mount - wrap all of the way around to secure fern to the mount

DIY Staghorn Fern Mount - wrapping around and across, tie off

Ready to hang!

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