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Have you ever stared at your house from an outside perspective and felt as if something was missing? Maybe you just need something more of an entrance to draw the eye in – it doesn’t have to be anything grand, but just something that frames the entrance or driveway. To me, plants are always the answer, so I’ve found this very helpful and thorough tutorial for building your very own stone planter.
If you have a good six hours to spend per day, you could get this all done over three days, so it’s the perfect weekend project. The digging and stacking are quite arduous tasks, so I definitely recommend that you rope in a strong friend to help you out.
Video Instructions
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Tools needed:
- Spade
- Shovel
- Stakes
- Mason line and line level
- Hand tamper
- Steel rake
- Rubber mallet
- Brick hammer
- level
- Mason’s chisel and maul
- Caulk gun
- Scissors
Materials needed:
- Cast-concrete blocks (that are meant for walls, not walkway pavers)
- Paver base
- Leveling sand
- Drainage stone
- Masonry construction adhesive
- Landscape fabric
- Topsoil
For a step-by-step tutorial, visit ThisOldHouse; not only will it guide you through the entire process, but it will also help you determine just how much you’ll need of all the materials, depending on how big you want your planter to be.
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