My wife and daughter were hoping to plant a garden this year but our back yard just isn’t large enough, so I built these raised planter boxes for them. I chose a western red cedar for the boxes due to it’s ability to resist rot and pests. The beauty of the lumber is a big plus.
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BRAVOOOO... Very Well...
thanx for share
impressive work
Amazing Creativity!!!
Wow, great work! I especially love the choice of wood, research has really proven that red cedar is more resistant to pests than other types of wood.
OSUMM keep it up .. great work
The planter box simply is fabulous... bet your wife and daughter cant get away from it...
Brilliant!
Splendid job done.
Creative work.
Excellent article. Very interesting to read. I really love to read such a nice article. Thanks! keep rocking.
Very creative and great idea
Wow!! its really amazing!
Wow! Its Amazing .
Its really brilliant idea!
Awesome idea!