I am truly a reduce, reuse, recycle person. When something is heading for the garbage, I often see ways to repurpose it.
Like the 5-inch-tall cardboard tubes that hold labels we use at work. I was watching the 6-inch diameter tubes adding up in the recycle box and wham, I was struck with the idea of using them to create a layered herb pot.
For my idea, I needed four of the tubes, a pot ?with a minimum of 14 inches in diameter, potting mix and herbs. I filled the pot with the potting mix up to about 2 inches from the top and then set three tubes in place. I filled them with potting mix and added some more around the edges. Then I set the fourth tube on the top in the center where
the other three met. I filled the last one with potting mix and then planted the herbs.
I planted parsley around the bottom of the tubes, and then put kale, swiss chard and thyme in the first layer of tubes. I topped off the pot by planting rosemary in the top tube. I also added a couple of nasturtium seeds between the parsley.
The concept is an easy one that can be adapted to different tube sizes. Using this idea to plant pansies or other flowers would garner a cascade of color.