#$%^&*AU2016102334A420170209.pdf#####H: tld Intrwovn NRPortbl DCC TLD I2422259_I.doc-21/12/2016 - 18 ABSTRACT A vertical garden assembly for coupling to a downpipe of a building, including one or 5 more receptacles coupled, in spaced apart positions, along a direction of extent of said downpipe, wherein each one of said receptacles is shaped to at least partially wrap around the downpipe.