DIY VIDEO: Model Summer Rayne Oakes Shows You How to Make a Mason Jar Herb Garden for Your Kitchen Wall

You might have seen pre-made mason jar herb gardens like this one selling for hundreds of bucks at designer stores, but Summer and her dad made theirs for just about $60. If you already have many of the materials (an old piece of wood and some jars you saved after spaghetti dinners) you can make yours for even cheaper! The other cool part about this DIY is that you can make your herb garden look just like Summer's with 2 rows, or customize it to be as large or small as you like.

Picking up fresh herbs at a local farmers market is definitely a foodie luxury, but it doesn't hold a candle to harvesting fragrant, just-plucked seasonings right from your own kitchen. If you've always wanted to create an indoor herb garden but weren't sure how, our favorite eco-model <a href="http://www.summerrayne.net/">Summer Rayne Oakes</a> has got a wonderfully useful <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/index.php?s=diy">DIY </a>project for you. Summer and her handy dad recently created a beautiful herb garden right on her kitchen wall using just a few mason jars, recycled wood pieces and other inexpensive materials, and we're really impressed by the result. Click through our <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/diy-model-summer-rayne-oakes-shows-you-how-to-make-a-mason-jar-herb-garden-for-your-kitchen-wall/diy-wall-herb-garden/">gallery for a step-by-step tutorial</a> showing you how to make a similar garden in your home, or read on for Summer's fun video documenting the process.

Picking up fresh herbs at a local farmers market is definitely a foodie luxury, but it doesn't hold a candle to harvesting fragrant, just-plucked seasonings right from your own kitchen. If you've always wanted to create an indoor herb garden but weren't sure how, our favorite eco-model <a href="http://www.summerrayne.net/">Summer Rayne Oakes</a> has got a wonderfully useful <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/index.php?s=diy">DIY </a>project for you. Summer and her handy dad recently created a beautiful herb garden right on her kitchen wall using just a few mason jars, recycled wood pieces and other inexpensive materials, and we're really impressed by the result. Click through our <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/diy-model-summer-rayne-oakes-shows-you-how-to-make-a-mason-jar-herb-garden-for-your-kitchen-wall/diy-wall-herb-garden/">gallery for a step-by-step tutorial</a> showing you how to make a similar garden in your home, or read on for Summer's fun video documenting the process.

You might have seen pre-made mason jar herb gardens like this one selling for hundreds of bucks at designer stores, but Summer and her dad made theirs for just about $60. If you already have many of the materials (an old piece of wood and some jars you saved after spaghetti dinners) you can make yours for even cheaper! The other cool part about this DIY is that you can make your herb garden look just like Summer's with 2 rows, or customize it to be as large or small as you like.

<h3>STEP 1: </h3>Eyeball where you want the jars and the hose clamps to go on the wood. Mark off the positions with a pencil.

<h3>STEP 2: </h3>Place your wood strip on the wall and mark where you'd like it to go (try to choose a spot that gets a good amount of sunlight). Make sure that the board is straight.

<h3>STEP 3: </h3>Use wood adhesive/glue to secure your board to the wall.

<h3>STEP 4: </h3>Once you have your board in the position you want, use screws and a drill to secure it onto the wall. NOTE: All walls are different, so depending on what kind of wall you have, you may need to use anchors or certain types of screws.

<h3>STEP 5: </h3>Use screws to secure your hose clamps to your wood.

<h3>STEP 6: </h3>Place the mason jars into the hose clamps and tighten.

<h3>STEP 7: </h3>Place a handful of stones into each mason jar for drainage.

<h3>STEP 8: </h3>Place a thin layer of the charcoal on top of the stones (to balance out the pH).

<h3>STEP 9: </h3>Now for the fun part - choose the plants you want to use in your herb garden!

You can pop your plants on top of the mason jars to get a feel for what goes where first.

<h3>STEP 10: </h3>Lastly, place the soil into the mason jars and plant your herbs.

Et voilà - your very own mason jar herb garden to grow fresh herbs for all of your recipes, even in a city apartment!

A big thanks to Summer and her dad for this fun DIY!