| Are you having trouble finding that perfect planter to | | | | position it in place before it is filled with soil and |
| hang beneath a window on your house? One that is | | | | flowers. The best solution is to have brackets that |
| the perfect size, shape and colour? A quick solution is | | | | will hold the wood planter in place, but will still allow |
| to make your own wood planter. Wood planters are | | | | you to take the planter down in order to plant |
| simple to make and require only a few basic | | | | flowers, repaint the planter or to place the planter in |
| materials. | | | | storage. Brackets come in all different colours, shape |
| The materials required are: | | | | and sizes. The choice is yours and will depend upon |
| - 5 pieces of wood cut to size | | | | the final look that you are going for. If you prefer to |
| - nails | | | | not see the brackets, then choose thin brackets that |
| - hammer | | | | are the same colour as the house. The other option |
| - white paint | | | | is to choose ornamental brackets that add elegance |
| - paintbrush | | | | and character to your planter. If you choose this |
| - heavy duty plastic | | | | option, it is important that the brackets match the |
| - crushed rock | | | | decor of the outside of your house. For example, if |
| - soil | | | | you have a wrought iron railing than you could use |
| - seeds or flowers from a nursery | | | | wrought iron brackets that match the colour and |
| The first step is to build the wood planter. Go to | | | | style of the railing. |
| your local hardware store where they will have scrap | | | | Now comes the fun part - filling your new wood |
| pieces of lumber that can be cut to the size you | | | | planter! Start by lining the planter with heavy duty |
| desire. You will need two long pieces of lumber for | | | | plastic. The plastic will keep water away from the |
| the length of the planter, two short pieces of lumber | | | | wood. Once you have done that, fill the bottom of |
| for the width of the planter and one long piece of | | | | the planter with a layer of crushed rock. Then fill the |
| lumber for the bottom of the planter. Nail the pieces | | | | planter with soil, leaving about three inches from the |
| of lumber together. Paint the outside of the wood | | | | top. You are now ready to plant some seed or |
| planter. I recommend white paint, as it will compliment | | | | flowers from your local nursery. Finally, place the |
| most houses and really shows off the flowers in the | | | | wood planter in front of your window, on the |
| planter. | | | | brackets that you installed earlier. Enjoy! |
| Once the wood planter is built, it is a good idea to | | | | |