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Planting an herb garden in a raised patio planter is a great idea. The herbs are kept away from rabbits and other critters and you can keep the herbs just outside your kitchen door.

Welcome  to the Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop! Each month, my blogging friends and I get together to challenge ourselves to each complete a project or recipe that we’e pinned on Pinterest. It’s always fun to see what my friends have created!

I’ve been wanting to plant an herb garden this summer. I’ve pinned all sorts of tips and tutorials about planting an  herb garden on my garden Pinterest board. I had a few free hours one  day last week so I ran to my local garden  store, got some herbs and  planted my garden! Planting in the raised  bed was super easy. I just added some garden soil and used a garden trowel to easily plant my herbs. Within  minutes, I had my handy and cute herb garden planted!

I already had a beautiful Keter Urban Bloomer Planter that I got last year. Last summer I planted mostly lettuce and vegetables in the planter.

The Keter Urban Bloomer is perfect for growing vegetables (or flowers) on a patio or deck

This year I planted the herbs and one tomato plant. I think the herbs are much easier to manage than veggies. I also love using fresh herbs in my cooking.

The Keter Urban Bloomer Planter makes gardening simple. I fill it with fresh gardening soil from the garden store, meaning I don’t have to work tough to dig in soil. The planter is also about waist height on me so I don’t have to stoop or get down in the dirt to garden. The wood-look resin surface of the planter is resistant to the elements, and the drainage tap allows for excess water to be released  from the planter. There is a  cute leaf marker that shows if the soil contains adequate moisture or not. There is also a handy train for starting seeds.

I planted three of my favorite herbs, basil, cilantro and thyme. 

Basil planted in a raised patio planter and marked with a wood slice garden marker.

It’s  great that I also happened  to find some really cute garden markers for those herbs!

Cilantro in a raised herb garden with a wood slice garden marker.

It also helps that  basil, cilantro and thyme are among the easiest herbs to grow.  I’m happy with how  the herbs are coming along! They really don’t require much care in my raised patio planter.

Let’s meet this month’s Pinterest Challenge hosts!Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop

My Pinterventures •  Cookies Coffee and Crafts
Sew Crafty Crochet •  Eye Love Knots • My Sweet Things
Across the Boulevard • Suzerspace •  Purple Hues and Me  
Decorate and More with Tip •  Mom Home Guide
Our Unschooling Journey •  Intelligent Domestications
Craftify My Love  •  Life Beyond the Kitchen •  K’s Olympic Nest
Teadoddles  •  Farm Girl Reformed •  Simple Nature Decor  Stone Cottage Adventures

To join next month’s #pinterestchallenge, click here to sign-up ? August Pinterest Challenge

 Now, let’s see what the other Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop  hosts have created this month!



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Comments

  1. Susa says

    Planting a raised bed is so much easier thunching over trying to take care of plants on the ground. I have my herbs in a smaller container on my deck, but I’m thinking after seeing your set up I need to go bigger!
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  4. Mother of 3 says

    What a pretty herb garden! My boys and I tried to start one from seed and while the plants looked pretty good at first they died the first day we brought them outside! Pinned.

    • Lauren says

      Sorry about your plants! I find my garden does better when I buy the plants. I haven’t had much luck with starting from seed, either!

  6. Carrie @ Curly Crafty Mom says

    I just love those signs! So cute and the blend in well with nature. 🙂 I need to grow a lot more herbs next year, since Penelope had her 4 babies and they love herbs! LOL!

    Carrie
    curlycraftymom.com

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