Writing this in 2023. I made a stepped planter to add some color to our back porch. Four years after originally making it, it’s holding up great and looks fantastic by mid-summer when the flowers fill in. Would definitely build another, but would make the trays deeper as the plants tend to get root bound.
Notes:
- Made of cedar with a design I came up with (obviously inspired by stuff on the internet).
- It’s held together by some dowel joints, some half lap joints, and a few screws. Result is really sturdy - can pick it up and move it as a unit with minimal flex / distortion.
- Added a couple appendages (probably in 2022) near the top to hold two additional pots, and a hook to hang a basket from.
- Finished it with an outdoor decking finish, which has held up to UV and weather remarkably well four years in. We leave it outside year round and there’s no signs yet of the finish failing. Will probably let it go gray when the finish does eventually fail.
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