A good friend has a penchant for mutilating the English language (which, to this word nerd, is funny the first time but grating when repeated). She takes "pitchers" with her camera, an approaching storm promises "inclimate" weather, and "dotsun" denotes a short-legged, long-bodied little dog. Therefore she would call this planting arrangement, "Herby" (like the nickname for Herbert) buckets.
Mispronunciations aside, I was happy to find these metal buckets for a buck apiece at a flea market, (now the word nerd is using slang for alliterative effect!) With a large nail, I poked several holes in the bottom of both for drainage. A couple of bricks were used to elevate the upper bucket and then they were filled with potting soil. Three parsley starters were placed in the large bucket and a globe basil in the small one, (before photo above and after below). The plants thrived in the sun-warmed environment although they demanded a bit more care than those directly in the ground - watering was necessary nearly every other day in the dog days of summer - not a time to be "laxt" in my garden responsibilities!
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