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Bring out your planters!
bookmonster
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Our suburban garden has as much patio as anything else, and the planters we inherited are disintegrating. We're looking for inspiration for permanent pot arrangements to replace them with. I'm a keen wildlife gardener but tend to go for hardy perennials and herbs, rather than anything too labour intensive. The spot is south facing, against a fence, and the depth is limited due to the opening of the garade door. What have you done with perennials in a container that you're proud of?
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Hello Bookmonster
I'm new to gardening, only really started in march. I'm on a budget too and live in rented accommodation, although we have been here fifteen years, so really don't want to spend on something that's not our house, but its our home all the same and we want it nice
so basically everything I have in the garden I have made from recycled old rubbish!
I turned a couple of pallets into a planter and its brightened up the terrace nono end!
I made this planter out of a fence post and a few floor boards...
I had a similar issue when i moved here a couple of years ago - all paving and horrible gravel. I built timber raised beds of varying sizes along one fence which now house all sorts of stuff. This is from last year - all the paving and gravel has now gone :
Looked like this in May:
And this one's next to the above :
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
A basic mortar mix works - sand and cement, but you're right Verd - it's the prep of the container that's the worst bit
Making from scratch is probably easier
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Wow, some great recycling! I'm largely looking for ideas for plants/styles of plants to use, ideally beneficial to wildlife. Sorry about the mess and the open gate, but you can see the area is quite narrow. The existing planters are falling apart. The gap had a plastic greenhouse, which was destroyed in windy weather over winter.