I often do small projects for various folks or interests. Recently, the lo=
cal Master Gardeners asked if I would make a dozen vertical planter boxes f=
or their pending fall fund raiser. They've been one of the subjects discus=
sed in the gardening chat room I visit, as well. Seems these planter boxes=
are very popular, even among novice gardeners.=20
Scrap wood use?
Make one or several of these, for the gardener in your home.
http://sgplants.com/products/living
Sonny
>> i would think you would want to use something like cedar, redwood or >>c=
ypress=20
>> go with solid PVC trim boards >or use "plastic" decking boards...=20
> The gardeners will tell you better than me, but advanced planning for dra=
inage and watering might be a design factor ...
Yeah, I had made a few items, for the M. Gardeners, with ER cedar and cypre=
ss. =20
That link's use of plywood backing isn't reasonable, unless it's treated. =
It better be treated at those prices.
A wood frame (decor), to me, would look nicer than PVC or the plastic boxes=
, but lush growth should cover any unsightly PVC or plastic. I suppose any=
wood would make for a nice box....They may be replace with new, anyway, fo=
r fall and/or next years plantings, since it doesn't take much to make them=
.
As to the Master Gardeners, here, they will want good durable boxes, most a=
ppropriate for selling. The customers will want something to last more tha=
n a season or two, also. The Gardeners have sold other projects (I've made=
) by raffle, $2 to $5 chances, on different items, and the winners names ar=
e drawn from the poole.
I've thought to make not just a square box, but a house front profile, also=
: A peaked roof-line profile, with eaves, maybe a chimney. Why be plain Ja=
ne!? Those girls (mostly women gardeners) seem to like enhancements, as th=
at.
Sonny
In news:[email protected],
Sonny <[email protected]> belched:
> I often do small projects for various folks or interests. Recently,
> the local Master Gardeners asked if I would make a dozen vertical
> planter boxes for their pending fall fund raiser. They've been one
> of the subjects discussed in the gardening chat room I visit, as
> well. Seems these planter boxes are very popular, even among novice
> gardeners.
>
> Scrap wood use?
> Make one or several of these, for the gardener in your home.
>
> http://sgplants.com/products/living
>
> Sonny
i would think you would want to use something like cedar, redwood or cypress
Just a guess on my part
On Sun, 2 Jun 2013 17:23:54 -0400, "John Grossbohlin"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>"ChairMan" wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>
>>In news:[email protected],
>>Sonny <[email protected]> belched:
>
>>> Scrap wood use?
>>> Make one or several of these, for the gardener in your home.
>>
>>> http://sgplants.com/products/living
>>
>> >Sonny
>
>>i would think you would want to use something like cedar, redwood or
>>cypress
>>Just a guess on my part
>
>Good options... or if permanence is of concern go with solid PVC trim boards
>or use "plastic" decking boards...
>
The gardeners will tell you better than me, but advanced planning
for drainage and watering might be a design factor ...
this is a plastic model available from LV
http://www.leevalley.com/en/Garden/page.aspx?p=70722&cat=2,51603&ap=1
John T
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On Sunday, June 2, 2013 8:30:58 PM UTC-5, Lew Hodgett wrote:
> Sonny, You may find this interesting. http://tinyurl.com/y976voo BTW, no PVC, it's all HDPE (Old milk bottles), which is weather resistant. PVC isn't. Lew
Thanks Lew. That looks appealing, but I have 30K bd ft of old cypress and ER cedar. They gonna get my scraps. That's what all my-to-their projects have been made from, my scraps, albeit, good scraps.
Sonny
"ChairMan" wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>In news:[email protected],
>Sonny <[email protected]> belched:
>> Scrap wood use?
>> Make one or several of these, for the gardener in your home.
>
>> http://sgplants.com/products/living
>
> >Sonny
>i would think you would want to use something like cedar, redwood or
>cypress
>Just a guess on my part
Good options... or if permanence is of concern go with solid PVC trim boards
or use "plastic" decking boards...