How to Build a Garden Box
Garden boxes are used to organize a garden by creating individual spaces for various plants. Different kinds of soil can be used in each box to grow a wide range of plants. Garden boxes are also known as raised beds or planters and help plants to drain better.
The most common material used to build a garden box is wood. Garden boxes can be built from different kinds of materials such as rocks, bricks, stones and wood. However, the most common material used for garden boxes is wood.
Steps to Build a Garden Box:
Have a home improvement store cut two eight-foot and two four-foot lengths of 12-by-2 cedar or redwood. And four lengths of one-foot 4-by-4 cedar or redwood. Other durable woods can be used. You can also cut the wood yourself.
The ends of the 12-by-2 planks should be mitered to 45 degrees.
Arrange the planks into a rectangular shape and glue the ends.
Use a drill to make four holes through each of the joints that have been glued and screw them together.
Position the frame in the garden and fill with rocks for drainage.