It was a pleasant surprise on Saturday when the predicted rain decided to clear long enough for Hubby and I to get started on this year's garden. Since the weather was still threatening a downpour while we were at the garden store, we only bought about half of what will end up filling up the garden, but we're off to a good start! Until we plant a bit more and put down some fresh mulch, the flower beds are nothing to write home about (mid-summer will be a different story- flower explosion and I love it!). My current quandary is the herb garden. After planting 7 new herbs this weekend, I'm left wondering what I want this baby to look like this year. Aside from some minor leaf cleanup, all we've done is place the new herbs in last year's set-up.
For the past 2 years, I've had the herb garden planted in pots, 'planted' in the ground (inspired by this) and I've liked the look. With fresh mulch and flowering peonies on the left, it looked pretty sharp. But this year I'm itching for something different. I'm thinking of going vertical.
This vertical garden from Better Homes and Gardens would probably be the easiest. Hubby loves the idea of smaller pots that can be brought inside in the winter. I love the idea of making the herb garden into living art. Win/win!
This lattice garden from Hammers and High Heels might be even simpler, but still clean, classy, and effective.
Naturally, I'm gravitating to the more complicated set-ups:
More complicated, yes, but Curbly spells out all the steps on their How-To.
This one from Ryan Benoit Designs is probably a little too industrial for my own yard, but it makes me swoon nonetheless. Yes, those are ammunition canisters.
Back to simplicity
This indoor mason jar version is very simple and chic. For years I couldn't find the original source for this image, even google image search leads me back to pinterest, but a friend was able to locate the designer. This project, by Suzie Frazier is stunning, don't you think? I'd need to scale this up for an outside application, but this would be a great idea for easy herb access in your kitchen.
My brain has all of these beautiful examples swirling around in it, and I have a feeling that the application that I decide to attack will be a conglomeration of them all.
Which one is your favorite?