Trough planters

Transform a Water Trough into a Planter

How I Made Galvanized Trough Planters: Want to make cool galvanized trough planters? So did I! Here’s how I did it. Why water troughs? Lots of reasons. We live in an old house, and old houses tend to have lead in the soil. The nice folks at UMass tested our soil and confirmed it does,…

413 Likes, 32 Comments - Cynthia Weber Design (@cynthia_weber_design) on Instagram: “The water trough herb garden is doing really well thanks to a ton of watering. Worth it though…”

Water Trough Planters are a great rustic option for raised flower beds or container garden. The sky is the limit on planting options - flowers, vegetables, herbs or whatever your heart desires.

Create a stylish container garden using galvanized horse troughs. Make this DIY aged copper horse trough planter project over the weekend!

Galvanized bins make handy planters and they are pretty cool looking too. Best of all, this DIY project is one you can easily complete over a weekend.

When we last left off with our backyard…..I think that was back in September….we had just completed the new deck.(By “we”, I mean to say our contractors, Mike/Kenny) Here…

A couple of years ago, I ran into a woman who was asking how she could get rid of some black bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra) that she'd planted in her yard. She'd cut it down one year, and it had all sprouted back up. I perked up because I was at a sale shopping for bamboo when she said it, so we went over and dug up several clumps and cleaned up her patch in trade for about $150 worth of free bamboo. We planted it in the ground, in big rubbermaid containers with the bottoms cut out, because…

Looking for a new way to grow food in your backyard? Click here to see how to build a metal water trough vegetable garden and make your garden beautiful.

Aeonium (Aeonium arboreum): “Houseleek Tree” If your impression of succulents is that they hardly need to be watered and that they thrive in extremely hot summer weather, you will have to adjust your thinking in order to grow Aeoniums. These plants, which are native mainly to the Canary Islands, are unlike most succulents because they are […]