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    Home » Gardening

    How to Make a Simple Hanging Herb Garden

    by Patti Estep · Jul 16, 2017

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    Learn how to make a hanging herb garden with a simple hanging shelf that you can enjoy all season long. Place it close to the door for easy cooking access.

    Hanging herb garden diy with sphagnum moss and wire shelf.

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    For my sister's birthday I made her a hanging herb garden. She blogs over at My Life Cookbook. Many of her posts are about healthy recipes, so I thought it would be nice to give her some fresh herbs that she can use all summer.

    She has a huge backyard that is fenced in with a pool and several raised garden beds. Since herbs love sun and good drainage I thought her fence would be the perfect place for a hanging herb garden.

    I found this wire hanging shelf unit at Home Depot for around $7. I liked that its structure will provide plenty of drainage. At first I was going to add terra-cotta pots but I changed my mind and decided to use sphagnum moss instead.

    Learn how to make a simple and very affordable hanging herb garden that you can enjoy all season long.

    First I needed to add something to hold moss and soil on the back and sides so I used some chicken wire. wearing my garden gloves helped bend the sharp edge around the base to secure it in place.

    Learn how to make a simple and very affordable hanging herb garden that you can enjoy all season long.

    The shelf came with hardware to attach to a wall but I wanted it to be easy to move around so I added a wire coat hanger on each side. First I cut the bottom middle of the hanger and twisted the wires together. Then I wove it through the chicken wire and shelf. Using a little bit of extra wire I secured it to the shelf  at the top and middle.

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    Learn how to make a simple and very affordable hanging herb garden that you can enjoy all season long.

    Next I decided to spray paint the whole unit to give it a uniform color and to help it blend into the background. Dark grey and black did the trick. While I was letting the spray paint dry I soaked the sphagnum moss in a bucket of water.

    Learn how to make a simple and very affordable hanging herb garden that you can enjoy all season long.

    Once the paint had dried I grabbed handfuls of moss, squeezing out the excess water and lined the planter.

    Next I placed in the plants, tall on the top and trailers on the bottom, gently removing excess soil and roots to fit the newly made planter and filled in with potting soil.

    Hanging Herb GardenLearn how to make a simple and very affordable hanging herb garden that you can enjoy all season long.

    I'm happy to say that she really liked it. The herbs I chose were some of my culinary favorites. Four of them, basil, rosemary, parsley and cilantro are treated as annuals in our area. The other two, Italian oregano and lemon thyme are perennials so she can transplant into her garden at the end of the season to enjoy next year.

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    How to Make a Simple Hanging Herb Garden

    Learn how to make a beautiful hanging herb garden for your own home, or to give as a gift. It makes a unique statement piece in your yard or garden area.
    Prep Time30 minutes mins
    Active Time30 minutes mins
    Total Time1 hour hr
    Course: Container Gardening
    Yield: 1 Hanging Herb Garden
    Author: Patti Estep
    Cost: $25

    Equipment

    • Garden Poultry Chicken Wire Netting - 16.5 '' × 157 '' Garden Fence Animal Barrier, Chicken Wire for Crafts, 1 inch Mesh Poultry Netting Fence, Pet/Rabbit/Chicken Wire Fencing
    • Mosser 0180 Long Fibered Sphagnum Moss, 100-Cubic Inch

    Materials

    • Hanging Wire Shelf
    • Sphagnum Moss
    • Chicken Wire
    • Wire Coat Hanger
    • Spray Paint

    Instructions

    • Spray paint the whole hanging unit black or dark grey.
    • Soak the sphagnum moss in a bucket of water.
    • Grab handfuls of moss, squeeze out the excess water and line the planter.
    • Place in the plants, tall on top and trailers on the bottom.
    • Gently remove excess soil and roots to fit the newly made planter.
    • Fill in with potting soil.
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    About Patti Estep

    Patti is the creator of Hearth and Vine, a home and garden blog filled with projects to inspire your creative side. She loves crafting, gardening, decorating and entertaining at her home in Pennsylvania. When she is not working on a project at home or searching for treasures at nurseries and thrift stores with her girlfriends, you’ll probably find her with family and friends, at a restaurant, or home party enjoying new and different food adventures.

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    Comments

    1. Christine

      July 18, 2017 at 5:20 pm

      That is such a great idea. The wire "thing" looks similar to an old shower caddy I have laying in the garage. I might just have to re-purpose it!

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      • Patti Estep

        July 18, 2017 at 6:28 pm

        Hi Christine,

        An old shower caddy would work great!

        Thanks for stopping by,
        Patti

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    2. Carole

      July 17, 2017 at 6:12 pm

      I really like this, big surprise I know because I love all your stuff. I would have to go with a larger base because with our heat it would never stay moist. The dark grey was an awesome choice, I'm finding that to be a great option over black lately. I bet your sister is enjoying having those herbs so handy.

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        July 18, 2017 at 6:53 am

        Hi Carole,

        I bet you could find something larger as this one was in the organization area and there were different size shelves there. Depending on where you hang it it can easily be sprayed with a hose, but you are correct that it would dry out in the Texas heat. I have not used them but some people like th polymer gel crystals that you can put in soil and they retain water. I think you can even buy soil with them in it now.

        As always thanks for the kind comment and have a great week!
        Patti

        Reply

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