Lack of space on your balcony prevents you from growing fresh herbs? Here’s the solution that’s too pretty, and made of recycled material: a garden made of wooden pallets!
![Build a Wood Pallet Garden Yourself](https://www.canalvie.com/polopoly_fs/1.1525527!/image/jardin_en_palette.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_490/jardin_en_palette.jpg)
Materials needed to build a garden with wooden pallets
- 2 wooden pallets (1 intact and 1 to be used for the boards)
- about 20 nails 2 ½ in. or longer
- a hammer
- a saw
- a stitching machine
- a drill* (only necessary if you have a very massive pallet)
- scraps of 100% cotton/hemp fabric or a roll of groundcover
- a bag of soil
- plants/fines herbs
Also read: 8 Original Ideas to Decorate Your Home With Plants
Method
First, make sure the pallet you have is solid and in good condition.
You can always add a few boards from the second pallet to solidify the structure of the first one.
![Build a Wood Pallet Garden Yourself](https://www.canalvie.com/polopoly_fs/1.1525528!/image/jardin_en_palette_1.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_490/jardin_en_palette_1.jpg)
The top, center, and bottom of the pallet where there are 2 planks facing each other will serve as flower boxes.
You must therefore create a base by nailing a plank under each of these parts.
![Build a Wood Pallet Garden Yourself](https://www.canalvie.com/polopoly_fs/1.1525529!/image/jardin_en_palette_2.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_490/jardin_en_palette_2.jpg)
Then, staple the fabric (or ground cover) into the bins to prevent the soil from falling into the cracks.
If you are in an apartment and you cannot make a permanent installation, I suggest you use the old technique of square bracing to fix the pallet to the patio railing with rope.
![Build a Wood Pallet Garden Yourself](https://www.canalvie.com/polopoly_fs/1.1525531!/image/jardin_en_palette_4.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_490/jardin_en_palette_4.jpg)
Fill with soil, plant your favorite herbs or flowers, and enjoy the summer!
Translated and adapted by Noobuzz staff.
Sources: Canalvie