Which plants, for a large planter?

Farway

ArbitraryRandom said:

-taff said:

Oh dear god, now I really need a win on the lottery. I delved into the world of corten steel planters and I am in love with a wibbly wobbly one..eventually I wanted the garden to have only thigh high ish planters to avoid the bending needed but now I am lusting after some really good quality ones instead of what I can [ahem] acquire by fair means or foul...

My plan is two raised beds (about 1x4m) ideally made from breeze block.

At 1m high, should be about 100 blocks if my maths is right... but then I worked out that was something like £4-500 just for the blocks

How about straw bales instead? 

There is a lot on straw bale gardening, have a search. 

Of course, I have no idea how much a bale of straw costs, plus availability & delivery, and presumably easier to come by in say Brixham rather than Brixton

ArbitraryRandom

Thanks, I like that idea - but it means starting fresh every year so probably better for 'vegetables' than what I was planning (which was a crown of rhubarb and perennial herbs). 

I'll either 'invest' when paying for the patio/shed base anyway, or figure out a different way to do it, but either way I think it's a winter project.