Vertical gardens are the answer to limited gardening space and in this project Peter and Annalien show you how to build a vertical wall planter to house potted plants.
You will need:
| PCM 1800 SD Compound mitre saw | Pine PAR 20mm |
| PSR 18 Cordless drill | Backing uprights 1170 x 70mm – 4 pieces |
| PEX 220 sander | bottom box fronts 900 x 50mm – 10 pieces |
| PFS 2000 Spray Gun | bottom box sides 300 x 50mm – 10 pieces |
| Router | bottom box bottom 100 x 390mm – 7 pieces |
| Planter box shelves front 760 x 50mm – 12 pieces | |
| Planter box shelves sides 110 x 50mm – 12 pieces | |
| Planter box shelves bottom 150 x 50mm – 18 pieces | |
| Pine 50 x 75mm PAR | |
| Inserts cut to size 1000mm – 2 pieces | |
| 4 x 40 mm screws | |
| waterproof glue | |
| clear varnish | |
| Thinners – 1 bottle |
Follow these steps
- Cut bottom box sides, front and back slats with 45 deg corners
- Cut inserts to size
- Join from the bottom up
Build back frame
- Cut inserts to size
- Attach left side front and back slats
- Repeat for right side
- Build planter shelf frames
- Attach bottom slats to the underneath of shelf frames
- Attach to the frame sides
- Attach to planter bottom box
- Sand
- Stain with colour (shelves can be made with different colour)
- Spray with clear varnish
- Dress with plants
Take a closer look
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Layout plans
>>> Download the layout plans [2]