How to make a rowboat into a garden?
by
JoAnne
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I have recently refurbished a garden area and I'm looking for creative ideas of what to plant in the rowboat. Fill it with dirt? Use flower pots? I was hoping to plant mostly perennials. I don't want vegetables!
You could do both, but if you use pots and live where it gets cold, the perennials will freeze, so you would have to bring them in for the winter. If you put drainage holes in the boat hull, you could fill it with garden soil and plant that way, but winter may still be iffy for them with the sides not in the ground and the cold will be able to penetrate the hull and possibly freeze the roots.
I would use flower pots. You have low areas in the hull and high areas on the seats. Easier to replace as they die off. Filling with dirt you would loose the look of the boat and just see the hull.
I would use flower pots. You will be able to change up the plants every season if you'd like. If you ever decide you are "done" with the boat it would be much easier to move it without having to empty out any dirt first.
This is the best thing I've seen in awhile. SO cool, JoAnne! Here's my suggestion: plant your shorter perennials, like ground covers, (ones that will grow locally in DE and not be bothered by freezing) in the foot wells. So, layer in some rocks on the bottom, then nicely draining soil to just the seat level, then the ground covers and some mulch. If the ground covers are trailing, you can train them to go overboard! Then use your cleverness and transform some "regular" pots into something with a nautical theme. (Paint, stencils, and the like.) These pots will be your passengers. Finally, to complete the picture, you can add an old fishing pole or tackle box or shells or other fun things on the seats. Maybe even a hanging solar light for night fishing! Most of all, have fun with this treasure and make it your own! This one's a hum-dingy!!!