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Easy Time: 120 min Cost: $40.00

Wooden Garden Planter

A modular raised planter you can scale to any garden space.

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Overview

A 1200 × 600 × 400 mm planter made from cedar or treated pine with a landscape-fabric liner.

Cut list

Part Dimensions Qty
Long sides 1200 × 400 × 25 mm 2
Short sides 600 × 400 × 25 mm 2
Corner posts 550 × 50 × 50 mm 4
Bottom battens 1160 × 40 × 25 mm 3

Steps

  1. Screw the sides to the corner posts.
  2. Add the bottom battens.
  3. Line the inside with landscape fabric.
  4. Apply exterior oil to slow weathering.
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Materials

  • ◆ Cedar or treated pine
  • ◆ Exterior screws
  • ◆ Landscape fabric

Tools needed

  • Miter saw
  • Drill

Steps

  1. 1

    Cut parts

  2. 2

    Screw posts

  3. 3

    Add battens

  4. 4

    Line interior

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