Build a Barrel Planter from Recycled Materials

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Spruce up your porch or deck with this attractive and inexpensive planter made from salvaged materials.
Spruce up your porch or deck with this attractive and inexpensive planter made from salvaged materials.
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Mount the lower piece of siding that faces away from the house on hinges in case you need to send somebody under the deck to fetch dropped keys.
Mount the lower piece of siding that faces away from the house on hinges in case you need to send somebody under the deck to fetch dropped keys.
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Use screws to attach the scrap decking to the sides of the barrel planter frame.
Use screws to attach the scrap decking to the sides of the barrel planter frame.

Our 8-by-22-foot deck looked a little plain, so we decided to build a planter. The soil box is made from a thick plastic soap barrel taken from the dumpster of a company that washes buses and trucks.

Materials:

• 55-gallon plastic barrel
• Landscape fabric
• Assorted screws

  • Published on Dec 7, 2016
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