Relocatable Timber Planter

We had the best day today making the first timber planter on wheels for the courtyard - gone are the black plastic pots for us!  I'm so proud that we designed and constructed this all ourselves with fence pailings, treated pine 7x3.5cm sections, a few wheels, nails and screws all from the local hardware store!  It only took us 4 hours or so to cut and build the one today so we'll be building another two for the yard, along with a 60x60cm version for a double grafted lemon / lime tree from CERES!

The photos below show the process we undertook to make our fantastic timber planter!

All the pieces cut - fence pailings for sides and base, and treated pine section cut for the base and uprights in the corners

Dan screwing the uprights to the base sections ...

Side pailings nailed in place - starting to look good!

Dan screwing in another base section...

Nailing in the bottom pailings...

 Measuring up for predrilling holes for the castor wheels

 

Wheels screwed in!

 

Last minute trimming...

Nailing in the black plastic liner...

Plastic liner in!

Soil in!

Planter in elevation - look at the wheels!  They also have brakes on them to stop the planter from rolling about...

And the finished product!  We planted the Broccoli and Spring Onions into this one.  And of course some Catnip for kitty just near her cat door!

So proud!  Looking forward to making the next three!

It's going to be so great being able to move the planters around the garden, not only for the plants following the path of the sun during the year but for when we're entertaining.  We can just move them out of the way if need be!  A great solution for a courtyard garden :)  I'm so proud we made such a beautiful thing!