Creative Rain Gutter Planter Ideas To Spruce Up Your Garden

You may be wondering why bother with a rain gutter garden? Well one reason is that gutter gardens take advantage of the vertical spaces around your home to grow flowers, edibles and create a stylish space divider or privacy screen without spending too much money.

people can take gardening at home to serious, so why not try to bring some fun into your garden with some interesting projects. This includes all types of containers that you have around the home and yes even gutters. Below is a list of 12 gutter garden ideas and designs and best of all there are all really easy to do.

Rain Gutter Trees

How strange does this idea look? strawberries in a rain gutter trees. Source: gardenbytes.com

Free Standing Gutter Garden

A free standing gutter garden that can be placed most anywhere. Lettuce, radishes, spinach, green onions, strawberries. What else?. Source: pinterest.com

A frame Gutter Garden

A frame growing strawberries! It hold up to nine 10 foot gutters!  Source: forums2.gardenweb.com

How to Make a Rain Gutter Garden

You may have seen many times vertical planters made out of rain gutters. Here is an easy DIY tutorial we found for you. Source: 1001gardens.org

Zig Zag Vertical Gutter Garden!

You’ll need: Two 2 by 4’s cut down to the height of your fence – mine were 5ft.   I had them cut down at Loew’s when I bought them. A sharpie or pencil. Read more at sarahjeanneskitchen.blogspot.co.uk

Indoor Herb Garden Ideas

Gutters repurposed for herbs in the kitchen. Source: 1001gardens.org

Picket Fence Garden

Attach the rain gutter to the fence with the screws that are designed to attach rain gutters to your home. Fill the rain gutters with potting soil and then plant your seeds or bedding plants. Source: creativehomemaking.com

Hanging Gutter Garden

Gutter gardens are a great way to take advantage of the vertical spaces around your home to grow flowers, edibles and create a stylish space divider or privacy screen without spending too much money. Source: goodshomedesign.com

Build a Gutter Garden in Just Two Hours!

Gutter gardens are a popular way to grow food in a small space. I started with strawberries, but I’m already planning to install more for leafy greens. Source: seattleseedling.com

Indoor Planter

This is such a great way to keep plants and herbs alive year round and still look beautiful in your home. Source: apexext.com

Hanging Gutter Garden

If keeping a gutter planter inside your home doesn’t seem like a feasible option, then try using a gutter to hang outside in your garden: Source: apexext.com

Self-Watering Rain Gutter Garden

This guide explains step-by-step how to build this unique aquaponic rail garden. Source: farmxchange.org