If you want to dress up your porch, deck, or garden with some greenery, consider taking a DIY approach with outdoor planter box plans. Building elevated planter boxes offer several advantages, ...

This video demonstrates how to build a wooden raised planter box with hidden drainage, designed to keep your deck or patio clean. The DIY box is versatile for growing herbs, vegetables, or flowers, ...

POP Projects is a collection of new and classic projects from more than a century of Popular Mechanics. Master skills, get tool recommendations, and, most importantly, build something of your very own ...

Weather and wear don't have to spell the end for your garden boxes. With the right care, even old planters can be restored to ...

Four wooden garden beds full of green veggies also have trellises attached - Mariana Serdynska/Shutterstock There are tons of good reasons to opt for a wooden planter box — perhaps you're short on ...

Discover new ways to maximize your garden space in Building Projects for Backyard Farmers and Home Gardeners (Fox Chapel Publishing, 2012) by Chris Gleason. Plans for trellises, raised beds and ...

Big Ideas for Small Spaces: Creative Ideas and 30 Projects for Balconies, Roof Gardens, Windowsills and Terraces (Firefly Books, 2017), by Kay Maguire and Tony Woods, introduce new and exciting ways ...

POP Projects is a collection of new and classic projects from more than a century of Popular Mechanics. Master skills, get tool recommendations, and, most importantly, build something of your very own ...

ONE homeowner who wanted to keep the peeping Toms away wound up transforming her entire outdoor space. Her DIY planter box not only gave her privacy but also a posh upgrade. In a viral video, Katelyn ...