| Plenty of ways are available for decorating an empty | | | | square frame. Now there will be a square frame. |
| looking patio. However, all of them are not very | | | | After this, the second tier has to be constructed. |
| useful and practical. If one decides to build a | | | | Same steps have to be repeated for building a |
| vegetable or herb garden then one must learn to | | | | smaller square frame by using treated timber of two |
| build a planter. It is environment friendly and a | | | | measurements, two pieces of 2x3 and two pieces of |
| wooden tiered planter can be built. It is space | | | | 1x3. |
| efficient and not very expensive besides adding | | | | Two pieces of 1x3 have to be secured by screwing |
| serenity to the deck. Here is a simple step by step | | | | them together with galvanized screws. Wood glue |
| procedure for building a planter. | | | | has to be applied on one end and then placing them |
| Procedure | | | | over the top left corner of the big frame. Two |
| If little space is available, there is no need to worry | | | | pieces of 2x3 timbers have to be screws together |
| as the below mentioned instructions will explain the | | | | for forming an L shape and then they have to be |
| ways to make a tiered planter. For two tiered square | | | | attached to the left corner of the big frame. |
| planter, the things needed are soil, composite plastic | | | | A piece of 5 x 5 treated lumber has to be attached |
| timber or any other type of treated timber such as | | | | to the bottom of the frame as the base. They have |
| Vermont cedar which is ideal for shovel, planting, | | | | to be nailed at the ends where the lumbers overlap. |
| galvanized screws, wheelbarrow as well as plastic | | | | Now stain and water proof solution has to be applied |
| sheet for preventing water drainage. According to | | | | to the frame and they can be painted as desired. |
| the imaginary picture of the two tiered planter which | | | | The frame should be given at least 24 hours to dry |
| is to be built, it looks like a square planter with | | | | before the soil is poured in. A piece of plastic sheet |
| another elevated planter on the top left corner. | | | | has to be laid to the base for preventing water |
| Now, two pieces of 1x5 treated timbers have to be | | | | drainage. |
| aligned together for forming an L shape. They have | | | | Finally, soil can be poured into the tiers and flowers or |
| to be secured by fixing galvanized screws on the | | | | herbs can be planted. It is good to water them twice |
| corner. The process has to be continued by attaching | | | | every day. A trellis can be added for supporting the |
| the third and fourth piece of timber for forming a | | | | plants if needed. |