Gutter Flower Bed

I have no gutters on my house.

Gutter flower bed.

Well i built a flower bed and wanted to use rain water to help water it. Many people prefer gardening in the rain gutters because they don t take much space and either. So i connected the downspout with some pvc pipe and a garden hose. 4 plastic gutter filled with rocks 1 unused plastic pot to catch water where the two roof angles meet.

They can be excellent planters for different types of plants and can actually be an amazing decorative piece for the exterior and interior of the house as well. Rain gutter downspout sprinkler. Now the water is but to better use and distributed far enough from the house to prevent any basement leaking. Mark each of these locations where water is pooling in the flower bed.

When you look at a rain gutter what is your first thought. Poor drainage in a flower bed can seriously impact plant health by making air and nutrients unavailable to plant roots and leaving roots vulnerable to. You could paint your gutters and attach them to a fence create a hanging. Drenching the bed with water using a water hose or waiting for a good rain will provide all the clarity you need.

If your flower bed is already established identify the low areas where water settles. It s probably not that it would make a fantastic planter right. There s an incredible amount of projects that are easy to complete and don t require a lot of materials that will help you turn a simple rain gutter into a project to be proud of. There are many rain gutter gardening ideas present on the internet while others can do it by just using their creativity and imagination.

Apr 8 2012 genius.