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    Home » Garden » Herbs

    How to Make a Hanging Herb Garden

    By: Jane · Updated: 14 Mar, '17 · This post may contain affiliate links · 5 Comments

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    It's cold here at the Crossroads, but I have a little hanging herb garden on my back porch where I can snip to add some fresh herbs to our meals. 

    Hanging Herb Garden

    How to make a hanging herb garden | cottage at the crossroads

    There's nothing like fresh herbs to add some excitement to your meals, not to mention that they are nutritional powerhouses. 

    Common culinary herbs hanging on a repurposed shutter | cottage at the crossroads

    Plus, my hanging herb garden satisfies my need to have something green growing at this time of year. WHAT??? You have that urge, too? Here's how we created our indoor herb garden. 

    How to make a hanging herb garden | cottage at the crossroads

    First, we started with an old shutter that we already had. This is one of a pair that I had displayed above our mantel several years ago. You may remember seeing them in the post USING SHUTTERS TO DECORATE AROUND A FLAT SCREEN TV.    Well, one of the shutters fell off the mantel and broke into several pieces and I threw it away but the other one was still in our storage building. 

    After buying 5 common culinary herbs, I gathered 5 small terracotta pots that were already painted various shades of blue and green. Then I had Leo attach some terracotta pot holders. These pot holders will hold different sizes of terracotta pots, even large and heavy ones, but the pots must have the traditional rim on them. 

    Terracotta pot holders attached to an old shutter | cottage at the crossroads

    You can see how the pot holders work in this photo. 

    How to create a hanging herb garden using terracotta pot holders | cottage at the crossroads

    Using the terracotta pot holders allows you to quickly take down the pots whenever you want to water your plants or move them outside to get some more sun. 

    Herbs have different growing requirements. For example, basil generally needs watering daily while rosemary and thyme need less water. Make sure that your containers have drainage holes because most herbs do not like wet feet! 

    Since these pots are small, I didn't even use any potting soil. I just put the peat pot that they came in down inside the terracotta pot because when it warms up enough, I will be planting these herbs outside in our garden.

    How to make a hanging herb garden | cottage at the crossroads

    Tucking a little moss around the plants neatens up the pots and helps the soil retain moisture. Most herbs need around 6 hours of sunlight per day. This spot where I've placed my hanging herb garden gets plenty of sunlight during the morning hours but not in the afternoon so that's why I sometimes set the pots outside to give them an extra dose of sunlight.

    How to create a hanging herb garden | cottage at the crossroads

    After hanging the herbs, I decided that I needed a little sign above them. I used a thin scrap piece of plywood to quickly create this one. 

    Herb plant markers in a hanging herb garden | cottage at the crossroads

    Last, I stuck these wooden herb markers into each pot and you can read more about where I found those in this post: CUTE AND CHEAP HERB PLANT MARKERS.

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    So easy to get some fresh herbs growing indoors right now by creating your own hanging herb garden! 

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    1. Dawn

      March 18, 2017 at 2:06 pm

      I always have fresh herbs growing too, and use them everyday. Love those little clips to hang the posts from and the color choices for the pots. My spring decor incorporates the same color palette. We have snow here still, so any warm days would be welcomed here.

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    2. Patricia

      March 15, 2017 at 12:38 pm

      Love this idea. I'll be ordering some brackets from your shop Jane.
      Thank You,
      Patricia (NC Coast)

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    3. AnnMarie

      March 15, 2017 at 10:47 am

      Great idea! Very cute Spring décor and useful too. Love the pot holders.

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    4. Dolly

      March 15, 2017 at 10:30 am

      I really like that!

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    5. Liz @ Infuse With Liz

      March 15, 2017 at 7:10 am

      Very cute idea Jane! I hope it warms up soon.

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