Cedar Fence Post Garden Planters

A few years ago I was pretty in to gardening. In fact I was so into it that I dedicated a huge strip of land on the side of our house to it. It was awesome. Then I started to travel, (I’m pretty sure we were actually home for 4 weeks the entire summer of 2012) and the garden was a little overlooked. It got pretty overgrown and had lots of weeds to keep the tomato plants company. We were so busy that I was fine with it, but Court said never again. The first chance he got the garden was gone and in it’s place was freshly laid sod.

For the last few years I’ve wanted a garden again, but something more manageable. Every time I brought it up to the husband he was unwavering in his response of “You are ridiculous. No.” I mean, how is that even an answer?!

A few weeks ago my sister was in town and we decided to tackle the project. This is what the requirements were: Inexpensive, Fast (so that it could be done before Court got home from work) and it couldn’t be in the backyard.

There is this little spot in our front side yard that was just useless. Basically its job was to be a prime location for weeds and trash. It is the only part of the yard that isn’t landscaped. You wouldn’t really notice it because of the tree in front of it, but it was the perfect spot for a small garden. There were a few things that made planter boxes a must. At the beginning of the year we put down Preemergent to prevent any weed growth, but doing so also prevented us from planting directly into the ground. Also, there is kind of a lot of stuff right underneath the surface, sprinkler lines, drainage pipes, decapitated Littlest Pet Shops in their final resting place (<