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Herb Garden in a Recycled Water Trough

June 1, 2015

I love gardening and I love growing my own herbs.  I made an upcycled palette herb garden and DIY Plant Markers which I really loved. It added so much character to my boring garage walls but it gets way too much sun and nothing would grow well.  I decided it was time to get creative and come up with a different herb garden. Read on so you can see what I came up with.creative herb garden

When you walk up to my front porch this is the space you saw. It’s pretty boring, especially when the plants aren’t grown yet.

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My hubby had this water trough that he uses to water the cows.  It had a hole in it and he was getting rid of it.  I thought it would make the perfect herb garden.  If you don’t have a water trough laying around then keep your eyes open for any galvanized items at garage sales or thrift shops.

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We removed the rock and dug some dirt out and put the trough in the garden.

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It looked too much like a water trough so I decided to add some paint to it.  I taped off the trough and painted a couple stripes in 2 different colors. I like the color!

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Here it is painted without the herbs in the trough.

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My granddaughter Addyson was up that weekend and she helped me plant the herbs as well as lots of other plants.

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Here is the herb garden painted and herbs planted. I planted several different varieties of herbs and I’m excited to see how they grow this summer.

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What about you? What’s your favorite upcycled project around your home?

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