Haha - can't wait to see the shelf he makes from the tree!
Here's what she has to say about making the herb box:
I know it isn’t time for planting yet in Michigan, but in North Carolina we're two weeks into Spring! With spring comes time to plant a garden! As you prepare your garden, here is a super easy idea to plant herbs that looks good and saves space! We had a bunch of wood laying around from winter projects so we took 3 - 1” by 6” boards and created the box. Super simple. The key is to make sure your wood is treated or it will rot if left outside. If you want your box to be deeper, you can always do 1” by 8”. Once the box was constructed, we stained it and painted it white. We used an exterior semi-transparent paint. In order to get the white washed look, we then sanded the boards. You can sand as much or as little as you want. Just depends how “weathered” you want it to be.
We ordered the pipe shelves from Amazon (just type in pipe shelf and a bunch of options come up). These particular ones were 6 for $15.99. We mounted two of these to the side of the porch and set our shelf on top. The shelf is pretty heavy, but we attached it to the pipes with the provided clasps. Before we filled it with dirt, we sprayed the Inside with flex seal and drilled small holes into the bottom to help with drainage. Once your shelf is constructed, fill with dirt and your herbs! We chose lavender (for looks and smell), sage and tarragon. This project is super easy, cost efficient and a great way to display herbs!
4.16.19: travel jewelry hack
4.16.18: chocolate souffle
4.16.17: veggie fried rice
4.16.16: funny decluttering picture
I know it isn’t time for planting yet in Michigan, but in North Carolina we're two weeks into Spring! With spring comes time to plant a garden! As you prepare your garden, here is a super easy idea to plant herbs that looks good and saves space! We had a bunch of wood laying around from winter projects so we took 3 - 1” by 6” boards and created the box. Super simple. The key is to make sure your wood is treated or it will rot if left outside. If you want your box to be deeper, you can always do 1” by 8”. Once the box was constructed, we stained it and painted it white. We used an exterior semi-transparent paint. In order to get the white washed look, we then sanded the boards. You can sand as much or as little as you want. Just depends how “weathered” you want it to be.
4.16.19: travel jewelry hack
4.16.18: chocolate souffle
4.16.17: veggie fried rice
4.16.16: funny decluttering picture
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