A standing planter in fir wood, raised to a comfortable working height, with a lower shelf for tools and pots. It suits anyone who grows on a patio, balcony or terrace and wants their plants at a level where they can actually tend them properly.
The planting bed sits at 76cm from the ground, which means you can work at it without stooping; a small thing, but one you will notice by the end of a long afternoon. The bed itself is 84cm long and 44cm wide, with drainage holes in the base to keep roots from sitting in standing water. Below the planting area, a shelf running the full length of the frame gives you somewhere to keep a watering can, a trowel, or whatever else you reach for most often.
Fir wood will weather if you leave it untreated, so it is worth painting or oiling the planter before you fill it, and again each spring before the season begins. The supplier notes that it can be painted to your own colour; we would suggest something that will not need refreshing every year. Kept in reasonable condition, a planter of this construction will give you many seasons of use.
The weight capacity is 80kg for the planting bed and 20kg for the lower shelf, which is ample for compost and a full season's planting.
- Standing planter in fir wood, 91L x 51W x 76H cm overall
- Planting bed: 84L x 44W x 19H cm, with drainage holes
- Bed height from ground: 76cm; shelf sits 39.5cm from the ground
- Lower storage shelf: 79.5L x 50W x 13.5H cm
- Weight capacity: 80kg (planter), 20kg (shelf)
- Supplied for self-assembly; can be painted before or after assembly
- Item reference: 845-661
Fill the bed in stages rather than all at once, and line it if you plan to grow directly into compost rather than using pots. It works well alongside a wall or fence where it can be seen from the house, and a first coat of paint before the autumn will see it through winter in better shape than if you leave it until spring.
