Well, I finally got it going in OUR backyard.
BEFORE:
AFTER:
I've got some lettuce growing in the top.
And some flowers in the bottom. I think next year that I'll put in pansies so we have a completely edible hanging garden. :)
I drilled some holes in the bottom for draining, and Erik is the designated watering boy. :)
I want to put this in our lattice portion of our patio, too. I have shorter ones for pretty flowers (or pansies, because I can put those in a salad!). So stay tuned to see the rest of this idea come to fruition!
Also, I think this qualifies as a "green" project. How? The gutters are from my buddy, Coop. He had them and was going to scrap them, so I rescued them from his house and repurposed them for our backyard! :)
3 comments:
What a way to beautify and "usify" that space!!! I'm totally wishing we had some fence to put a gutter garden up on!
That is such an awesome idea!!!! And you can EAT pansies?!? What do they taste like?
Michelle, I'll tell you a secret, OK? It's our back door neighbor's fence! ;) If they throw a stink, I'll split the harvest with them!
'Manda, Yes, pansies are edible. They don't really have much flavor ... it adds more color to the salad .... I've also seen them added to the top of crackers and cream cheese.
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