Planters are an excellent addition to any landscape or gardening project. You can build your own planters from one or more of these planter plans. Planters can be used to delineate space, highlight windows and provide an area for planting in even the most smallest environment.
Always read the planter plans carefully and make sure that there is enough information provided for you to be able to complete the project - before you invest in materials. Some of the plans are excellent, giving a great deal of instruction in text, pictures and drawings while other plans are only drawings and still others are only sketches.
Remember that you can change the species of wood used in any one of these planter plans. Woods such as redwood and cedar are rot resistance and hence are a good choice when making planters. You can also consider building your planter so that you can slip a plastic planter inside the wood frame work. The planter plans you choose should allow you some flexibility in dimensions.
As well, some of the free planter plans, require a woodworking shop that is outfitted with a good selection of stationary power tools such as a table saw, jointer and thickness planer.
These planter plans are for the novice to expert woodworker.
Also see: benches with planters, wheelbarrow planters and window box plans.
These planter plans have detailed dimensional plans, but lacks any instructions. However, the planter plans should be self-explanatory. This planter is designed to be viewed from 3 sides only.
These wood planter plans are suitable for a number of locations, including beside entry doors, on patios and to delineate walkways. It is 24 in. tall and over 18 in. square on top.
Modern wood planter plans will work well on a deck. Good instructions and detailed plans for these planters.
These tapered planter plans can be used indoors or outdoors. These planter plans are easy to modify the dimensions.
These wagon planter plans are somewhat unique. The wagon planter is a more complex project than building square or rectangular planters.
Swan planter plans.
Stone flower planter plans.
Garden coach planter plans - requires medium to senior woodworking skills.
Iron wheel planter plans.
Benjamin planter plans.
Western coach planter plans.
Hypertufa planter plans.
Outdoor flower pot planter plans - stand.
Planter plans - with trellis.
Eight sided tapered cedar planter plans.
Twelve sided cedar planter plans.
