$20 Cedar Vertical Planter
Hi, it’s Brittany from Our Home Made Easy! I am passionate about sharing easy DIY projects around the house for other busy families.
Today I wanted to share how we DIY'd our own cedar vertical planter in just an afternoon! The best part? You can modify the width to your own space like we did AND it cost less than $20 to build.
You can see the full tutorial on OurHomeMadeEasy here.
Rather than spend all day designing our own build plans, we modified a set we found for free on Ana White's website.
We followed the construction & materials of the planter, but modified the sizing so that the planter fit well on our small front porch.
Search for 'Cedar vertical planter' on Ana White's site and you can build it too!
While it seems like a lot of boxes, we were able to cut the cedar and pressure treated wood in less than a hour.
The actual assembly took about an hour. Total time from first cut to finish? About 2 hours.
Things to know before you build:
You don’t need the jigsaw. We started using the jigsaw as called out in the plans and quickly became frustrated. While it may be best practice, you can still build a pretty planter without it!
You can find those $3 DIY Farmhouse Planters right here!
Since the lumber is pressure treated, it's extremely heavy! It took 2 of us to get it in just the right place. I am happy about that since our patio is NOT covered and subjected to all the Michigan weather. It won't fall over easily!
This planter is perfect for growing fresh herbs or flowers. Right now it's full of flowers, but I expect that I will use it for fresh herbs on the back porch next year.
Thank you so much for checking out how we were able to build this planter 'just right' for our own space!
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OOOH! Very Very Nice. I love it. Looks amazing.
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Pressure treated wood should not be used for herbs or vegetables that you would eat.
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Thankfully over the past years there have been new guidelines regarding the use of pressure treated wood & gardens. If you're still cautious, definitely use an alternative. Thanks!
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