Stone troughs are solid and naturally beautiful in the garden. If there are also colorful flowers or other greenery in it, the design element is perfect. In the following you will learn what to consider when planting your stone trough and how to proceed step by step. You will also receive ideas for the design and the choice of plants.
A stone trough looks antique and natural
Good drainage is important
If your stone trough is to be in the open air, it is essential that you ensure adequate drainage. The trough should have several drainage holes in the bottom. If it doesn't, you should drill them in or cover your stone trough. Because if it rains uncontrollably on your planted stone trough, waterlogging occurs and almost no plant can tolerate it.
Planting stone trough without drainage
If you don't have a rock drill handy or you don't want to drill holes in the ground for some other reason, there is still an alternative way to plant your rock trough: make a small pond out of it! To do this, proceed as follows:
- Use stones and flower pots to create different levels and reduce volume. If you are adding a fountain or waterfall, now is the time to install it.
- Put different aquatic plants with plant baskets on the tiers and weigh them down with stones.
- Fill your stone trough with water and add floating plants and decorative elements.
Plant the stone trough step by step
1. Drainage layer
Cover the water drains with potsherds or drainage fleece that curve upwards to prevent them from becoming clogged.
Then fill about 5cm of granules or expanded clay (19.73€) into your stone trough as the bottom layer. This layer serves as a drainage layer.
2. Fill the stone trough with soil and plant
Fill the stone trough a good three-quarters full with good garden soil, then spread out the plants before filling in the remaining soil. If you want to grow vegetables in the stone trough, you should mix some compost under the soil.
3. Cover surface
You can then cover the soil with mulch, (239.00€) straw or pebbles. This not only looks pretty, but also prevents weeds and moisture loss.
Stone trough planting ideas
In principle, you can plant any plant that would also thrive in a large flower pot in the stone trough. Here are a few ideas:
- colorful flower bed in stone trough
- Vegetable garden in stone trough
- Herb garden
- succulent landscape
- grassy landscape
- Climbing and hanging plants that direct you upwards or let them droop over the edge