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Build a garden planter

Weekend project · Use what you have · Easy

Make a planter sized for a bare corner, doorstep or balcony, then fill it with something you genuinely want to grow. Good drainage and a place that gets the right amount of light will do more than fancy timber.

Long timber garden planter filled with flowering plants in a greenhouse-style garden.
Photo by Alex Gagareen on Unsplash

Do it

  1. Choose a spot and measure the available space.
  2. Pick weather-suitable materials and a simple shape.
  3. Build the box with drainage holes or gaps.
  4. Line it if needed and fill it with suitable compost.
  5. Plant it and make a simple plan for watering.

What next?

Keep the useful notes, photograph the result if there is one, then go and find something else to do.