Making planters for the front of our house?
 

We've got a small paved area in front of our house , 12 feet by 8 feet
approx, with a 2.5 foot high rendered wall on the outside. It's a bit
dull so we want to put some planters along just inside the wall and put
some flower pots etc randomly in the remaining area.
The planters will be 3 feet by 1 foot approx and as I'll need serveral
I'd like to make them myself cos' the prices I've seen for similarly
sized ones in garden centres is almost =A3100 each. They need to look
reasonably good but they will mainly be hidden by the wall when viewed
from the street.
What sort of wood , that's easily obtainable and relatively cheap could
I use?
I was thinking of using those decking boards I've seen in wickes as
they seem fairly solid and have been treated? They also have a pattern
which should look ok when painted brown. Obviously I'd need some other
bits of treated wood to reinforce the inside.
If anybody else has done this do they have any suggestions/tips, eg do
I line the planter with some material ?

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If anybody else has done this do they have any suggestions/tips, eg do
I line the planter with some material ?

I wouldn't. If you have treated the wood against rot, then it's better
to let it breathe rather than putting a waterproof liner inside it.

What would be useful would be to put a plastic tray in the bottom to
catch excess water when watering - that will come in very useful if
you've let the pots get a bit too dry. So check what size plastic trays
you can get and design the planter around that.

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Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"

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We've got a small paved area in front of our house , 12 feet by 8 feet
approx, with a 2.5 foot high rendered wall on the outside. It's a bit
dull so we want to put some planters along just inside the wall and put
some flower pots etc randomly in the remaining area.
snip.
What sort of wood , that's easily obtainable and relatively cheap could
I use?

Plywood may be the cheapest -and it looks much better with a solid timber
trim to hide any endgrain.
Maybe you could track down some off-cuts from a timber supplier as these are
always cheap/free.