What a cool idea...again on Facebook :)

Awesome Gutter Garden Idea!

Awesome Gutter Garden Idea 2

Awesome Gutter Garden Idea 1

Apparently these are different types of lettuce that have been planted in old gutters and attached to a wall or fence. So neat and animals can't get to them! Poster bought some gutters this weekend to hang on the fence above my new expanded bed! This is also fabulous for people who don't have much space to garden! Perfect for herbs too!
http://lifehacker.com/5229896/gutter-gardens-grow-produce-without-taking-up-space 

Here are some other great ideas as well.

This uses a Pallet set vertically,

How to Turn a Pallet Into a Garden

Fern from Life on the Balcony converted a pallet into an edible micro garden. A clever example of a stackable vertical garden for a narrow space. Click the photo to find out how to make your own.

Can't find a pallet? There is a great site for instructions here: http://laurmelashouse.blogspot.ca/2012/03/pallets-up.html

Awesome Vertical Gardening Idea! 

I love this Urban Box for small spaces! There is a deep box for larger vegetables to dig their roots deep, then smaller boxes for greens, and a top box with a trellis for climbing beans and tomatoes. Great for porches and balconies.

Urban Box

                                     

Here are some good ideas for balcony gardening:
 http://balconygardenideas.blogspot.com/
For instance: planting a wall! Fabulous idea!

Good Things in Small Boxes: Urban Garden, Tiny Footprint | WebEcoist

Cora




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Another neat idea, also from Facebook....

Garden  made from Pallets

• Got Pallets?
• Hate weeding?
• Don't feel like turning up a bunch of grass?
• Use a pallet as a garden bed - staple garden cloth on the backside of the pallet fill with dirt and start growing!
• You can also place your pallet on the ground in a rocky location rather than a grassy area, this way you will not need the garden cloth to stop the weeds and grass coming through.
• Should make it easier to stop cats and dogs from digging in the garden as well as the garden being used as a litter box. 

This is cool was just talking to hubby about gardening. I love gardens but with my health deteriorating like it has I have had no energy to have to weed or turning the soil. This is an awesome idea! 

Cora



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Saw this on Facebook...Brick Pond

What was used were:

• Outdoor BBQ bricks or you could use an old fire pit as well.
• Plastic liner or pond liner or a kit.

Home depot has one that is really nice:

Concrete Fire pit ($174.99 CAD

Home Depot has some great kits that would work and they go anywhere from $89.99 to 199.99 CAD. I think it would be best to get the kit with the pumps due to mosquitoes loving stagnate water. These are available online. The Fir pit is in store only.

Pond Kit With Solar Light - 270 Gallon $139.99 CAD

Pond Kit-84 Gallon $89.99 CAD

10' X 10' Black 45 mil EPDM Pond Liner $89.99 CAD

• Folded the plastic over the second level of bricks.
• Put the top layer on this holds the plastic in place.
• Trim the edges.
• Put a few small bricks in the pond to add height for my plants as well as giving the fish a hiding place from birds (like a little brick bridge).
• The original poster.hasn't had issues with leaks and its made it through ice and snow:)

I hope you will give this a try, I would like to at some point. No fish though as we have cats as well as birds to contend with :)

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