Green oases instead of unsightly garbage cans: The plant roof on garbage can boxes - tips & tricks from BIO Stefan

Green oases instead of unsightly garbage cans: The plant roof on garbage can boxes - tips & tricks from BIO Stefan

Mar 07, 2023Erwin Sabic

You want to visually enhance your trash cans and do something good for the environment at the same time? Then a planting structure on your trash can box is just the thing for you! In addition to improving air quality and promoting biodiversity in the environment, the planting also provides a more beautiful appearance and better integration of the garbage cans in the environment.

A planting on a garbage can box offers several advantages. On the one hand, it can help to visually beautify the trash cans and better integrate them into the environment. On the other hand, it can also help improve air quality and promote biodiversity in the surrounding area.

When choosing plants and herbs to plant on top of a garbage can box, make sure they are low watering and heat resistant, as they usually get a lot of sun. Some examples of such plants are:

  • Lavender
  • Thyme
  • Rosemary
  • Sage
  • Stonecrop
  • Houseleek
  • Rockweed

These plants are usually easy to care for and hardy enough to withstand hot summer periods.

It is also important to regularly maintain the planter on the garbage can box to ensure that the plants remain healthy. This includes regular watering, removing weeds and pruning the plants.

Overall, the plant structure on a waste garbage can box offers a way to visually enhance waste garbage cans and contribute to improving the environment at the same time. If you would like to find out more about waste garbage can boxes with a plant structure or are looking for a high-quality waste garbage can box with a plant structure, take a look at the models Holzmichl or Stahlfred . There you will find a selection of waste garbage can boxes with a planting structure in various sizes and designs.

  • "Garden myths: can you plant herbs in a pot on top of a garbage can?" - Article on waz.de: https://www.waz.de/wohnen/gartenmythen-kann-man-kraeuter-in-einem-topf-auf-der-muelltonne-pflanzen-id231312788.html

  • "Hide garbage cans with plants" - article on mein-schoener-garten.de: https://www.mein-schoener-garten.de/gartenpraxis/gartenarbeit/muelltonnen-verstecken-mit-pflanzen-47428

  • "Bee-friendly balcony: herbs on the garbage can box" - article on bienenretter.de: https://www.bienenretter.de/2017/05/01/bienenfreundlicher-balkon-kraeuter-auf-der-muelltonnenbox/

  • "Trash can boxes with planting roof" - page on bio-stefan.at: https://bio-stefan.at/collections/mulltonnenboxen-mit-pflanzdach

Here is the link to the website of BIO Stefan: https://bio-stefan.at/



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