Troughs: Planting

Moving on from the last post I want to start here by letting you know how I finished the second trough. I left enough space at the top and just dropped in the plants then added the grit and compost mix around them and just over them too. Once that was done I added the slate in a decorative way around them.

Troughs: Getting ready for the plants

I'm going with Alpine Plants for everything as they are hardy and don't mind getting wet but need to drain well. Plus I actually prefer them as the tend to be smaller or at least if you manage them - that's the idea anyway.. I bought 2 troughs as planned and drilled plenty of drainage holes in the base.