We spotted this clever and stylish instant herb garden wall via Bambula. Doesn't green look fabulous against a black and white backdrop? All it takes to recreate the look is some white paint, a few black accessories, and herbs. Here's how:
Above: Photograph via Bambula.
A fence panel, trellis, or even a recycled pallet will work fine as an anchor for wooden planter boxes filled with herbs.
Above: Photograph via Bambula.
Strips of black nylon webbing are threaded through the panels and cinched, with plastic buckles, to hold the planter boxes flush.
Above: Photograph via Bambula.
Start with simple wooden boxes—you can use any length or configuration that fits your wall as long as the planters are deep enough to allow the herbs' roots to spread. A 48-inch-long unpainted Natural Cedar Windowbox is $65 from Jamali Garden. For other sizes, see our recent post 10 Easy Pieces: Wooden Window Boxes.
Above: If you don't have a horizontal slat wood fence, you can make your own version. Start with unfinished wood pallets. You can recycle used pallets or use a New Wood Pallet; available in 10 sizes at prices ranging from $13.35 to $41 apiece at Uline.
Above: Sand and paint the pallets and planter boxes; a can of Glossy White Krylon Spray Paint dries enough to handle in an hour and is $7.16 from Dick Blick. Photograph via Pallet Furniture.
Above: You can buy a 10-yard roll of 1-inch-wide Black Nylon Heavy Webbing for $9.95 from Amazon. It's strong enough to support the weight of the planter boxes. Photograph by Whimseydogs via Etsy.
Above: To cinch the boxes tightly, a package of 25 1-inch Duraflex Stealth Plastic Buckles is $12.29 from Amazon.
Above: An 18-inch-tall Rosemary Standard Topiary tree in a pot will look dramatic against the white horizontal slats of the backdrop. It is $54 from Fresh Topiary.
Above: Fill the planters with herbs. A six-plant Classic Basil Collection (includes two each of Genovese, Serrata, and Sweet basils) is $28.95 from Williams-Sonoma.
Above: A polypropylene White Skarpo Armchair with a drain hole is $59.99 from Ikea.
Above: For an elegantly elongated coffee thermos, consider the Vintage Sunflower Vacuum Bottle; it's $50 from Found Here via Etsy. We also like the Vintage Peacock Vacuum Bottle (with original box) for $32 from Jilzs via Etsy.
Above: A black and white striped Tasaraita Mug from Marimekko is 17.50€ from Finnish Design Shop.
Do you love a black and white and green color scheme in the garden as much as we do? For more ideas, see another of our favorites: Steal This Look: Black and White Indoor/Outdoor Terrace.