Installing a rain garden isn t difficult if you re willing to dig or you bring in machines to help.
Rain gutter raised garden bed.
Here s a fun vertical gardening idea.
As i ve mentioned our garden beds were needing replacing.
Last season we had some wood rot and termite problems insome of them but we got through one more season with them and they served their purpose and got us through one more year.
Build a dry creek bed and enhance your front yard.
They can be hanged by the ceilings or can be hanged on different trees and also drilled in the wall.
Even if you buy the materials you need you re probably looking at spending around 35 at home depot.
Enjoy and have fun.
Ditches can be landscaped as swales that look like creek beds or small meadows.
You can do landscaping around downspout which will look even more beautiful when the rain water will come down and pass through the decorative drainage.
Which brings us to this season.
How landscape drainage works.
Published on apr 15 2020 in this video i show how to make rain gutter planters to use on your raised bed gardens.
Learn how to make a rain gutter garden on your yard fence.
Gutter water can flow into rain gardens that provide a habitat for butterflies and birds.
And driveways patios and walkways can be constructed of pervious paving that never puddles because water seeps through.
For full project details click here.
The rain gutter is a great in budget gardening idea.
Strawberry planting in rain gutters.
By building a rain garden you can divert your gutter water into an attractive planting bed that works like a sponge and natural filter to clean the water and let it percolate slowly into the surrounding soil.
The price of installing a gutter garden at home is less than building a raised garden bed or using multiple planters.
Gutters are an affordable alternative.
2 27 16 host casey hentges shows viewers how to create a raised bed garden from pallets.