Planter Box
We had some planter boxes in our front flowerbed that were made out of scrap wood from an old fence. While being beautiful, they weren’t terribly practical and started falling apart. So, I decided to build a box that would wrap around the existing ones and last much longer.
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To begin, I took a 4x4 cedar board and cut a 2”x2” section out of one corner.
This is what it should look like. The larger portion will be the corners of my planter box.
Next I cut 2x6 cedar boards into 3 foot runs. To assemble, I just put two 4x4 (corner pieces) spaced apart with on of the small 2x2’s in the center to help brace the boards.
I used 2 1/2” wood screws to attach the boards. 2 screws per board held really well for me.
Once I had the front put together, I cut my side boards to about 24” so that they would cover my existing boxes and the back end would be up against the house.
Because this isn’t a true ‘box’ and I’m planning to basically set it around the existing boxes I left off the back. However, if you wanted a full box you would just repeat the steps to make the back side. 😊
Super simple project that will last much longer than my old boxes and I love the natural color of these cedar boards. Just beautiful.
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I never put plants close to my window or wall outside because bugs crawl into thd home . Place planters in yard but away from windows
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Just make sure you have no termites or what you made can attract them. I am going to try to make window boxes with pipe legs. I have two nests I found one outside my foundation because of the chunk bark mulch I used which will be going and one on a side garden next to my driveway...same reason. I think the nests may be related. Used to be able to use creosote before laws. I looked up and found the following that can be used. Not sure how good either is. To this build I would add one or two spans of wood in the back and an inside shelf and keep the whole thing away from the house. https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=what+can+be+used+on+wood+that+is+like+creosote&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
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Did you attach this to the house or does it just sit up against the house?
Is this just wrapping existing plants or is it somehow filled or raising other plants?
Love it! I have same question as above. This hides the original box?! Love it