11 Smart Ideas For DIY Indoor Herb Gardens
By Jamie Wiebe
PVC Pipe Planter
The key to successful, year-long herb growth is simple: Light. But even if you have a free window, figuring out how to integrate your plants can be tricky. We love A Beautiful Mess's solution, which uses a four-inch PVC pipe and just a little prep time to create a picture-perfect planter, fitted to your window.
This article originally appeared on HouseBeautiful.com.
Glass Garden
Want to keep a lot of herbs easily at the ready? Here's another window solution, from Itsy Bits and Pieces: Pot your herbs in clear drinking glasses, and hang from hooks across the window.
A Bookshelf For Plants
Who says you have to go outside to find your fantasy garden? This project from Reddit user Ollecer is a much bigger undertaking, but comes with huge reward: By attaching rods to stackable bookcases, it's possible to transform your living room into a sumptuous escape.
(via Apartment Therapy)
DIY Pallet Living Wall
Here's a great way to create a "living wall," which you can fill with herbs, plants, or succulents—whatever greenery makes you happy. Follow the instructions at The Brew to create your own, which requires only a wooden pallet and a little bit of DIY know-how. The result? A vibrant living painting of your own creation.
Clothespin Planters
These stained-clothespin planters are a super-cute way to display your herb collection—although they're best-suited for plants that work well in teensy containers, like rosemary or chives. Find the (Spanish) instructions at Stebbing House Design—Google translation here.
Mason Jar Herbs
Mason jars are tailor-made for an indoor herb garden and crazy-easy to assemble. Find the instructions at Camille Styles—but make sure your herbs get plenty of light and water, otherwise they may not make it through the winter.
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Tin Can Planters
Mason jars not your thing? Here's a tin can solution that's just as cute. Erin at Loveshack Chic created these adorable wallpaper-covered, hand-stamped planters which are just at home inside as they are out.
Galvanized Tin Wall Planters
Try hanging your planters on the wall. Here, Tried & True attached galvanized tin to slatted room dividers and hung them on the wall to create a more minimal approach to indoor herb gardening.
Self-Irrigating Planters
Here's a great way to keep your herbs not just alive, but thriving. Little Projectiles created these self-irrigating planters, which are totally DIY-able—and a great way for lazy gardeners to enjoy fresh herbs all winter. Even better: They're made with only a cut-off wine bottle and a clear glass jar.
Hanging Gardens
Crave the window garden look but lack a windowsill? Persephone Magazine offers up a great solution: Turn leftover coffee tins into a hanging garden. It's the perfect, low-key look for a tiny kitchen.
IKEA Hack
This DIY planter requires nothing more than some pint glasses and an IKEA Vurm wine rack. If you want to get fancy, you can add some chalkboard coating to the bottom. If you're not looking to spend much time on a project and you don't have much space, but you still want fresh herbs, this is our favorite super-simple project. (The full instructions can be found over at Curbed.)
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