Ornata wrote:
Popcorn Lover Wrote:
I'm interested in building some inexpensive planters for our
driveway. I want them to be about 12' long, 2' wide and 2' tall,
with open bottoms for drainage.

I thought of making them with 8x8x16 concrete blocks which are a
whole lot less expensive but they'd be pretty ugly that way,
wouldn't they?

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- Popcorn Lover
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Concrete can be painted to make it more attractive. It's worth
remembering that it's a very alkaline material and consequently
would raise the pH of the soil in the planter (this would be a
problem if you were hoping to grow lime-hating plants). Could you
maybe use treated timber, lining the inside of the planter with
thick polythene to prevent the wood coming into contact with the
compost? I know they wouldn't last forever.

What a weird ass way to post Ornata.

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Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington
USDA Zone 8b
Sunset Zone 5