When a co-worker mentioned that my friend Brenda at Thompsons Building Materials in Fontana, CA had made some pallet gardens, I rushed (literally!) over to take a look. Dont let Thompsons name fool you into thinking they dont have fantastic plants and pottery (and really awesome built in BBQs if you have the space for one). Because they do! I bought a kumquat while I was there. If youre in Southern California, you should go check them out. The pallet gardens are hanging near the design center. 
By the way, Brenda attached the pallet gardens to the wall using brackets. She said there has been no sign of damage to the wall behind the pallets, probably because she used succulents which need pretty minimal amounts of water. She did mention that since she used pallets with wide openings between the slats that when it is time to replant them, shes going to use chicken wire to help hold the soil in better.
Oh, one last tip I learned from Brenda. If you have pallets that are colors you dont want, you can stain them. Thats what Brenda did. She has quite a few on the wall and she wanted them to match, so theyre all stained the same.
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