The wood part is also about appearance.
Diy gutter planter with wire fencing.
These vertical green wonders can dress up boring wooden fences walls windows or hung up to create privacy screens.
Wire mesh protects your plant from rodents and chicken.
All you need is a harmer and few dollars to get the right wooden poles.
When gutters are painted and a few holes are drilled into the bottom you ve got a homemade planter perfect for your garden.
You ll also want screws if you re attaching them to a fence or wall.
The wood stabilizes the fence.
Rain gutters as fence decoration dress up your boring wooden fence or walls using aluminum gutters following this idea.
You can grow shallow rooted annuals greens herbs and plants nasturtiums in this setup.
For your project slide a cross clamp up the suspension wire to the bottom of each gutter segment.
Drill holes for wire if your garden will hang and add drainage holes unless the gutter garden will be at an angle where it can drain.
Various types of diy gutter gardens.
Hang on a stand if desired.
Then thread the brace piece through the same clamp and tighten it with a screwdriver.
Cut them into appropriate lengths wearing safety glasses.
You could paint your gutters and attach them to a fence create a hanging tiered planter that is easily moved or you could even attach multiple gutters to your deck or porch railings to create a unique and easy to care for garden.
This will lock each segment along the suspension wire.
It is all about accuracy in wood and wire measurements.
It is a quick process you can fix it in few hours over the weekend.