• About
  • Contact
  • Media kit
  • Interiors
  • DIY
  • Crafts

Growing Spaces

Inspired ideas for family interiors

February 5, 2017

DIY gutter herb planter with Gorilla Glue

DIY gutter herb planter | Growing Spaces

One thing we’ve been wanting to do since we finished our big modern garden makeover at the end of the summer is to make use of the back of the built-in bench which is right next to our back door. We do have a wall planter on the fencing, but I fancied having a couple of herb planters closer to the door, filled with the herbs I use most often when cooking. I’ve used some offcuts of rain guttering for this DIY project, along with a pot of original Gorilla Glue. This super-strong adhesive will bond a whole host of different materials to each other (including stone, ceramic, glass, wood, brick, concrete and more) and it’s 100% waterproof and temperature resistant, so it’s suitable for indoor and outdoor fixes and repairs. Perfect to fix my DIY plastic gutter herb planters to the wooden bench.

DIY gutter herb planter | Growing Spaces

DIY gutter herb planter | Growing SpacesThe directions for making the gutter herb planters are simple:.

  1. Cut a piece of black squareline guttering (mine came from Wickes) into 30cm lengths using a small hacksaw. Drill a few drainage holes in the bottom of the guttering (I forgot to do this until later for my project, but it would have been much easier at this point!).
  2. Make sure one of the surfaces to be glued is damp (the glue is cured with moisture), spread a thin layer of Gorilla Glue to the other surface and press into place. Grip the objects together for 1-2 hours. The glue will expand while it cures.
  3. Once dry, remove clamp/tape and glue stop-ends to each end of the gutter. Leave to cure.
  4. Fill the gutter planters with compost, and then plant your chosen herbs (salad leaves would also be a good option).

DIY gutter herb planter | Growing Spaces

DIY gutter herb planter | Growing Spaces

DIY gutter herb planter | Growing SpacesThe small lengths of guttering make really neat planters, and it’s great to break up that large are of wood with some greenery. At the moment I’ve just added a couple, planted up with herbs, but when spring comes I think I’ll add some more – I’d really like to try growing salad leaves here, too.

DIY gutter herb planter | Growing Spaces

DIY gutter herb planter | Growing Spaces

This was my second DIY project using Gorilla Glue products – check out how I used Gorilla Wood Glue to make some plywood bedside shelves.

 

Disclosure: This post was written in collaboration with January’s Growing Spaces sponsor, Gorilla Glue, but all content and opinion are very much my own.

Posted In: DIY · Tagged: DIY, garden, Gorilla Glue, herbs, our house, planter, projects, sp, sponsored

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Best of UK Pinterest 2017

Best of UK Pinterest 2017
nominated ”FEATHR50 Top 100 Interior Design Blogs for Home Builders

categories

archives

Copyright © 2025 Growing Spaces · Theme by 17th Avenue