Vive la France! Construct a Tall Wood Planter

Make your personal DIY Tall Wood Planter with these easy to comply with constructing plans. A pair of tall wood planters will look nice and add curb attraction round your entrance door or storage, and it prices a lot much less to construct it your self!

Add extra curb attraction by constructing a trellis planter, cedar monogram letter planter, or simple DIY customized window containers.

Bonjour mes amis! As a DIY blogger, I am continuously on the lookout for inspiration for my subsequent challenge. Final 12 months I created this amazing planter based mostly upon some that I noticed at Versailles. I liked them once I noticed them and I’ve liked having mine personal pair right here at residence.  

The hubs truly commented right now how effectively they’ve held up (we had one of many hottest summers final 12 months and one of many wettest springs this 12 months so it’s needed to take care of the worst of the worst for a wooden product). Once I left for our trip in June, I knew I needed to seek out one thing superior to construct for Cass and her Remodelaholic crew. Our first cease was in Paris and whereas heading to considered one of my favourite cafes, I noticed this:

Isn’t it superior!!!!???!! This magnificence is large, this tall wooden planters is towering at 3 toes tall! It actually made a press release on the entrance of the uber-luxe lodge and I knew immediately this may be the proper challenge for Cass! However, how do you make a tall wood planter? Effectively I’m right here with the plans for what I’m calling the Vive la France Planter!

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How one can Construct a Tall Wood Planter Tutorial

Supplies

Approximate value: $50

* Word: As ordinary, I’ve constructed my planner with excessive finish wooden to make sure they are going to final, have good sturdiness, and never rot out quick. The price of simply the pickets and furring strips is $20.  This is likely to be an excellent challenge for scrap wooden cuts in case you occur to have an honest quantity of minimize offs.

You should utilize a thinner/inexpensive piece of wooden on high or make the highest out of furring strips which were glued collectively and save between $10 – $20 off of the challenge. 

Reduce Checklist

• (20) 5/8″ x 3 1/2″ x 18″ cedar pickets
• (20) 5/8″ x 3 1/2″ x 13.75″ cedar pickets
• (4) 1″ x 2″ x 35″ furring strips
• (6) 1″ x 2″ x 16.25″ furring strips
• (11) 1″ x 2″ x 13.75″ furring strips
• (1) 3/4″ x 18″ x 15.25″ purple oak plywood panel

Constructing Directions

Step 1: Drill pocket holes

Drill pocket holes at each ends of every 1″ x 2″ furring strips (each the 16.25″ and 13.75″ size items).

Step 2: Construct facet body of planter

Connect (1) 1″ x 2″ x 16.25″ items to the underside of (2) 1″ x 2″ x 35″ furring strips utilizing 1 1/4″ pocket screws. Repeat on different facet.

Step 3: Be a part of the 2 sides collectively

Connect (1) 1″ x 2″ x 13.75″ items to the underside of (4) 1″ x 2″ x 35″ furring strips utilizing 1 1/4″ pocket screws. This may create the inspiration of the planter.

**If it’s essential weight this planter all the way down to keep away from it being blown or knocked over, add a number of extra furring strips to the bottom to carry that future weight.

Observe the directions beneath of the planter shelf on this backside basis. See the Q and A beneath for concepts of how you can put the planter along with a weight on the backside and what to make use of to weigh it down.

Step 4: Body the Pot Shelf

Repeat the method above at both 8″ (for 1 gallon pots) or 12″ (for 3 or 5 gallon pots) from the highest of the 35″ furring strips. This may create the body for the plant help.

Step 5: Connect Furring Strip Shelf

Utilizing a brad nailer, connect (5) 1″ x 2″ x 13.75″ furring strips, equally spaced, to the plant help.

Step 6: Add Prime Body Furring Strips

Utilizing pocket screws, connect the remaining (2) 1″ x 2″ x 16.25″ furring strips and (2) 1″ x 2″ x 13.75″ furring strips to the highest of the (4) 35″ furring strips.

Step 7: Connect Entrance and Again Planks

Utilizing a brad nailer, connect the primary 5/8″ x 3 1/2″ x 18″ cedar picket to the body. Word: It ought to dangle over roughly 5/8″ on either side of the furring strip. Repeat this course of till all (10) 5/8″ x 3 1/2″ x 18″ boards are hooked up to the furring strips. Repeat this course of on the alternative facet.

Notes: If it’s essential weigh the planter down (relying on its remaining location), see my notes within the Q and A beneath. It’s possible you’ll wish to depart off 1/2 of the planks on the again OR facet so as to add the burden as soon as the planter is in place. And end the planking in place.

**It might be simpler to start out with the facet planks to make lining up the back and front longer boards simpler, since they are going to line up with the facet planks and also you received’t must measure each.

Step 8: Connect Aspect Planks

Utilizing a brad nailer, connect the primary 5/8″ x 3 1/2″ x 13.75″ cedar picket to the body. Word: It ought to sit between the planks on both facet. Repeat this course of till all (10) 5/8″ x 3 1/2″ x 13.75″ boards are hooked up to the furring strips. Repeat this course of on the alternative facet.

**It might be simpler to start out with these facet planks to make lining up the back and front longer boards simpler, since they are going to line up with the facet planks and also you wont must measure each.

Step 9: Countersink Drill Holes and Connect Boards with Screws

Utilizing the three/8″ drill bit, drill holes 1″ from the highest and 1″ from the facet of every plank. Drill one other gap 1″ from the underside and 1″ from the facet of the plank. Repeat this on the opposite facet of the plank. Proceed doing this on all planks (there can be a complete of 160 holes). After drilling the holes, connect the out of doors screws.

Step 10: Hint planter on high boards

Heart your required pot (1, 3 or 5 gallon) the wrong way up on the three/4″ x 18″ x 15.25″ purple oak plywood decking panel and hint it.

**Keep in mind that this high board could be pieced along with cedar planks to chop some value.

Step 11: Reduce Out Gap

Utilizing your jig noticed, minimize out the traced circle.

Step 12: Connect Prime

Utilizing a brad nailer, connect the highest to the planter.

Step 13: Stain Wooden

If desired, stain the topper black. Cowl the whole planter with Thompson’s Water Seal or every other stain/poly made for out of doors software. Place potted plant in planter and revel in your new out of doors planters!

This challenge is a bit time consuming (160 screws!!!), so no want to attach!  It’s nevertheless, very simple to hold out, and can be robust and maintain as much as all the weather.  Simply suppose, in any case of these screws are in, this planter will make fairly a press release to your porch or patio.  Consider the curb attraction it will add to your own home to have these flanking your entrance door and even your storage doorways.

Tall Wood Planter Questions and Solutions

Q. Dimensions of this tall planter?

General the scale of those tall planters are 18″ broad in entrance, 15″ deep by 3′ tall.

Q. What can you employ a tall planter for?

This challenge is nice for 12 months spherical décor and curb attraction on your residence. 

These planters could be excellent for a balcony or deck.  Place them within the nook of your deliberate area, to provide the deck some inbuilt grandeur.  This additionally would assist to make an outside area really feel extra delineated and mark the sides, permitting you to divide an outside area fantastically. 

Simply outdoors your again door, this planter would make for an ideal herb backyard for cooking, herbs are stunning and helpful!   Take a look at our different concepts for herb gardens right here.

At Christmas time this planter can be utilized to brighten for the vacation.  Chick out this put up for concepts of how you can fashion a tall planter with winter décor. 

This tall wood planters DIY challenge might additionally make an ideal spot for a patio backyard.  The proper place so that you can develop some greens this summer time.  To make sure your plants stay watered (greens can’t be forgotten or they die!) think about a self watering pot. 

Q. Would this planter work with benches?

A bench positioned between two of those planters would make for a personal little spot to take a relaxation… makes me consider a Jane Austin novel! 

In the event you constructed the body with a 2×2, you could possibly presumably even string a 4′ 2×4 from the facet body of 1 planter to the facet body of one other planter.  Then simply plank the highest like the edges of the planter to create a inbuilt bench.  Simply make sure you sand rather well to keep away from splinters!

Q. What crops are you able to plant in a DIY Tall Planter?

There are such a lot of choices for planting on this DIY planter.

• An evergreen shrub would look nice 12 months spherical. This may be actual (or verify beneath for some nice fake choices.)
• A faux 4′ tall evergreen topiary (I’ve these on my entrance porch and LOVE them- not watering invovled!)
• Faux Boxwood Balls – stick with me. I’ve additionally used these in my entrance planters and LOVE the no watering (do you detect a theme?)
• Succulents for a contemporary design aesthetic (for these of us that don’t wish to water day by day. I believe a string of pearls trailing over the facet could be wonderful.)
• Flowers – fantastically blooming annuals, with some spiky plant for top and a few candy potato vine for a trailing edge.

Q. Are wooden planters good for crops?

The brief reply is sure. As a result of wooden is a pure materials it received’t damage your crops. Simply make sure that in case you are utilizing salvaged materials (like pallet wooden for instance) that you recognize there’s a probability that it might have are available contact with a chemical and keep away from utilizing this to develop edible meals.

On this specific plan the plant is in a planter not in direct contact with the wooden, so salvaged supplies could be secure to make use of and nonetheless develop edible crops.

Q. What’s the greatest wooden to make planters out of?

I might advocate Cedar planks like talked about within the constructing plan above. These planks aren’t solely reasonably priced, but in addition bug resistant and shouldn’t shrink considerably like handled lumber.

A smooth pine will break down rapidly if in a variety of direct daylight. If you’re pondering of creating this from salvaged wooden like pallets for instance make sure that the planter is out of direct daylight a lot of the day, and if attainable out of the rain/sprinklers. I might retailer in a spot the place it received’t get too moist within the winter time as effectively to delay the lifetime of the construct.

Relying on the place you reside Cyprus, and or Redwood is also good naturally bug resistant wooden decisions. However understand that these decisions might enhance the worth considerably.

Q. Ought to I put something on the backside of my planter?

Relying on the ultimate location of this planter, weighing it down could also be a needed step to keep away from it being knocked over.

In an effort to give this planter a spot to weigh it down it’s possible you’ll want so as to add some furring strips to the underside (identical to you added for the planter shelf- see steps above) Add the pickets over the entrance and two sides, then JUST the highest half of the again, leaving the again open on the underside.

Put in place after which fill the underside with rocks, bricks, or any heavy trash you might have mendacity round (heavy is the key phrase (if it matches you could possibly even fill a 5 gallon bucket with water and seal it shut and place that on the backside) Then cowl the again with the planks. utilizing solely screws to connect he wooden to allow them to be eliminated if it’s essential transfer the planter.

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