Dress up your boring wooden fence or walls using aluminum gutters following this idea.
Deep gutters for planting.
Drill small holes in the bottom of the gutters.
You can grow shallow rooted annuals greens herbs and plants nasturtiums in this setup.
Besides the plants already mentioned you can try.
Succulent plants generally have spreading roots and grow perfectly in shallow containers such as a portion of gutter.
The best garden gutter plants are those with spreading roots instead of those that continue to grow downward.
You can grow shallow rooted annuals greens herbs and plants nasturtiums in this setup.
A far more relevant reason to install gutters on southern california homes is to direct water away from outdoor living areas walkways porches and doorways.
For this you can even install partial gutter systems which are less expensive and can be positioned to only manage the flow of water in certain areas.
Add some fertilizer and fill the rest of the gutter with soil.
What to plant in gutter gardens.
Cut the gutters into even shorter sections that can be moved easily around the.
Fill the gutters with soil to be about half full.
A good rule of thumb is to install one for every 35 or so linear feet of gutter.