What to plant in gutter gardens.
Deep gutters for planting.
A good rule of thumb is to install one for every 35 or so linear feet of gutter.
Dress up your boring wooden fence or walls using aluminum gutters following this idea.
For this you can even install partial gutter systems which are less expensive and can be positioned to only manage the flow of water in certain areas.
This will allow the excess water to be drained.
Besides the plants already mentioned you can try.
Cut a section of gutter 4 to 6 feet long using tin snips for metal gutters and a pvc handsaw for plastic gutters.
Add some fertilizer and fill the rest of the gutter with soil.
The best garden gutter plants are those with spreading roots instead of those that continue to grow downward.
You can grow shallow rooted annuals greens herbs and plants nasturtiums in this setup.
Succulent plants generally have spreading roots and grow perfectly in shallow containers such as a portion of gutter.
Cut the gutters into even shorter sections that can be moved easily around the.
Fill the gutters with soil to be about half full.
Drill small holes in the bottom of the gutters.