Raised Garden Bed/Potting Bench

the wood is beautiful!!! Great idea to have the planter removable. this looks very functional AND a beautiful addition to the yard!

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

I love looking at out door projects, this looks great. I also like the idea and look of finished cedar but I thought if you used an oil based finish you could let it age and only re-treat it if you decided to, unlike some finishes that sit on top of the wood.

I wish I could get cedar up here in North East PA, great stuff to work with.

-- "so much to learn and so little time"..

Very nice! I have a worn-out old potting bench, and this would be a great replacement for it.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Hey Devin, What did you line the bottom of the bed with? My wifes been wanting me to build her one of these for a while and I was just going to line it with some 8 mil Plastic. Not really sure how long that would last though. Nice looking Bench/Table/Planter/etc.etc.etc.

John

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Great potting bench it looks great

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Hey John, I actually didn’t line the bottom with anything. I made the entire planter removable, so that when it degrades too much I can just replace it. Looking around at plain cedar flower boxes I learned that they tend to last at least 5 years. I’m not sure how much extra time I would get by lining it.
That being said, I did try to find a plastic insert about this size to build it around to begin with. I think that would be ideal, essentially a large plastic box that fit inside the planter, drill a few holes for drainage, I bet it would last for ever.

-- If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over? - John Wooden

That’s a pretty good idea. I just may build one for my wife before she even knows it.

Thanks

John

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