Consider these uses for gutter gardens.
How to make a gutter garden.
You ll be adding fresh.
As said herbs and berries are a nice choice but you shouldn t be limited to them only.
You can play with materials design and location to your heart s content to create some amazing gutter gardens.
How to build a gutter garden in 10 easy steps step 1.
All you need to do is go to your local home improvement store and get yourself some rain gutter with end caps and supports.
But our idea of a rain gutter garden is not absolute.
This step is optional but.
If you need inspiration take a look here.
Hanging for vertical appeal.
Rain gutters can make outstanding planters if you are really short on garden space or just live in a rental.
Use your creativity to put a gutter garden in some of your free space.
Have in mind that the gutters aren t very deep and whatever you decide to plant should have shallow roots.
Pick a suitable soil for the plants you ve chosen to grow.
Use glue on the ends of the vertical pieces apply wood glue to both ends of each of your vertical pieces so that.
You may use more than one gutter piece in the hanging arrangement.
10 gutter garden design ideas.
Build a basic frame when building your frame you will need to have a top piece bottom piece and four vertical.
You can attach these to a wall or a fence or build a frame see video below to attach the gutters together and then hang them.
Don t fill the gutters all the way up with soil.
It s a rain gutter designed to hold your choice of plants and decorate a wall fence porch railing or other area.
Thread thin wire through a gutter and use it to hang after planting.