Embrace your creative side with Ricola and give those green thumbs a workout so you’ll always have
herbs when you need them
Plant hangers are a great way to grow herbs and they can be a sustainable way to decorate, because to make them you can use materials you probably have lying around. All you need are a few old cans, paint, a drill, string, a spot of creativity and – if you like – music in the background while you work.
Make Herb Plant Hangers
Add some colour to your kitchen and a flavour burst to your food – it’s much easier than you think
You will need:
4 different herb plants (such as lemon balm, basil, thyme and mint)
4 big tin cans 6m-thick string (approx. 1.5m per can)
Scissors
Drill
Spray paint, in colours of your choice
A suitable base to work on
1 Remove the lids from the tin cans if they are still attached.
2 Wash out the cans and remove any labels.
3 Drill two holes opposite each other, 5-10cm from the top of each can. Be careful.
4 Spray the cans with different colours and leave them to dry for around two hours.
5 Now push a piece of string through the holes in each can.
6 Cut to adjust the length, depending on how high the herbs should hang, and tie knots to ensure the string stays in place.
7 Put the herb plants in the cans and hang them near a window.
Since 1940, Swiss company Ricola has been making sweets and cough drops using a blend of 13 healing herbs, including thyme, sage and peppermint (the actual recipe remains a closely guarded secret). For more on the whole Ricola range, visit ricola.com or follow on Insta: @ricola_uk
