Creating a Raised Herb Garden From Water Troughs...
Well…
After a lot of planning and some backbreaking effort…
The Raised Herb garden is finished!
A few weeks ago I posted a pic on Instagram of the water troughs laid out in front of the barn.
We thought they would be a fun way to design a casual herb garden at the side of the barn.
I thought they suited the look of the barn and I loved the idea of not having to bend down to tend and harvest.
So, we set to work!
After laying out heavy duty landscape fabric over the whole area, we then added a three inch base of pea stone. Then we placed the troughs where we wanted them.
Each water trough has a plug which we removed for drainage. The bottom half of each trough was filled with more pea stone. Another layer of fabric on that and then they were filled with top soil.
The centre trough is the focal point with some colourful blooms and two morning glory vines which we will train to go up to a point at the centre of the window.
Kent added a truly unique table made from a stump and a large “cookie” which is what we call a thick disk cutting from a large tree.
It is another way of adding layers of interest and unexpected whimsy.
After a lot of planning and some backbreaking effort…
The Raised Herb garden is finished!
A few weeks ago I posted a pic on Instagram of the water troughs laid out in front of the barn.
We thought they would be a fun way to design a casual herb garden at the side of the barn.
I thought they suited the look of the barn and I loved the idea of not having to bend down to tend and harvest.
So, we set to work!
After laying out heavy duty landscape fabric over the whole area, we then added a three inch base of pea stone. Then we placed the troughs where we wanted them.
Each water trough has a plug which we removed for drainage. The bottom half of each trough was filled with more pea stone. Another layer of fabric on that and then they were filled with top soil.
The centre trough is the focal point with some colourful blooms and two morning glory vines which we will train to go up to a point at the centre of the window.
Kent added a truly unique table made from a stump and a large “cookie” which is what we call a thick disk cutting from a large tree.
It is another way of adding layers of interest and unexpected whimsy.
My herb garden at BannockBurn 1878...
Planning where to place the troughs...
The longest trough in front of the middle window gives focus to the herb garden. Morning glory vines will be trained up to a centre point above the window.
A table was created using a stump and a "cookie" a thick slab cut from a big tree.
The herbs in my garden
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no thanks - I like my own way of doing this , much better !!! I also catch night crawlers from my yard during spring and summer rains and add them to my tire gardens also.
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I love this, have been wanting to do this; I am keeping my eyes posted for old used tanks, trying to keep the costs down. Thank you.
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What size troughs did you use? We are looking at building raised beds to waist height or so. I’d like to compare costs on this option.
I love the look!!!!