I have this highly visible area right off the back patio where rainwater from the rooftop drains through a cleverly disguised little spout.
Most of the time the middle of this space is just too wet for anything to grow. (The tomato cages you see are basically gravestones for the tomato plants that I tried to put there.) There are some other odds and ends that I planted—not thriving—as well as rocks that tossed in for lack of anywhere else to put them. And strawberry runners, but to be fair those are EVERYWHERE.
The thought: Clean this up a bit and install a couple of round raised beds to lift the plants out of the muck.
The thought about the thought: How can I do this with used or upcycled materials? I want it to be open on the bottom to soak up all that good rainwater. I was thinking about maybe just stacking old bricks or wood, but I’m not sure that would look nice enough for where it is. I think I’d rather have a couple of metal rings?
My first step is always to ask my local Buy Nothing group, but that feels like a long-shot. It might be a moment to just buy a thing, but I will ponder.
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