The planter box is like a mini garden affixed inside or outside your home. It contains shrubs and flowering plants that raise your home’s aesthetic level. For such a container to produce that effect, it has to be made with style and precision. With some carpentry skills and the right sized raw materials, you can make one for your home. It shouldn’t be too hard to create. Just determine where you will place the planter box and the types of plants you will display.

Wood is the Ideal Material

Wood is the most popular material for planter boxes, given its elegance, especially when applied with a fine-looking finish. It also brings an earthy appeal, which suits the appearance of garden plants. Of course, you have the option to use other materials, but wood is your safest choice for planter boxes.

Materials Used:

• 4ft, 2 x 2 inch cedar plank
• 7 - 5ft x 6in picket fence pegs
• 3 - 5ft x 3 in picket fence pegs
• galvanized penny nails
• hand saw
• hammer
• construction adhesive
• varnish
• wood finish

Procedure:

1. Secure the wooden workpieces from a lumber shop. As for the nails and the tools, a visit to the hardware store would do.
2. With the workpieces ready, cut the picket fence pegs to create the following - for the 5ft x 6in pegs, make four 48-inch long pegs (long sides), four 11-inch long pegs (short sides), two 49 1/4-inch planks (base), three 11-inch long pegs (base support). For the 5ft x 3in pegs, make eight 11-inch long pegs (side support).
3. Set the planks for the base together. Nail a base support peg at both ends and at the middle of the two adjoined base planks.
4. Pair the planks for the long sides then nail support pegs in the same fashion as step 3. Do the same for the short sides.
5. Assemble the base and the sides of the planter box.
6. Apply construction adhesive, so they pegs will be connected.
7. Once the adhesive dries, reinforce the connection by nailing them together.
8. Apply varnish to the planter box.
9. When the varnish dries, apply a thinner second layer. Wait for it to dry.
10. Apply wood finish.

With the planter box finished, your next task is to find plants that the box will carry. You have the option to purchase plants of the same kind or a combination of leafy shrubs and blooms. Just check the theme of the room where the planter box will be situated and you’ll have good idea on what to purchase. If you enjoyed working on your new planter box, might as well learn how to create your own terrarium.

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