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    Home » DIY » outdoor living » Hanging Cedar Wall Planter

    Hanging Cedar Wall Planter

    Published by Gail | Published June 16, 2017 | Updated May 14, 2021
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    Hello MRL Readers! It's Mindi again from MyLove2Create, and it is great to be back!
    Life has been crazy with the end of the school year, summer starting and family reunions. Today I am happy to be sharing a Hanging Cedar Wall Planter!

    Hanging Cedar Wall Planter

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    Isn't is so cute!?! I think I need to make another one...

    scrap wood triangles

    A few months ago I made a new bench for my front porch. The neighbor down the road gave me some cedar wood that he didn't want and I made the seat of the bench with it. (I still haven't posted it yet)

    I set the seat boards at an angle and so I cut the ends of the boards at a 45 degree angle, which left me with a lot of scrap triangles.

    figuring out planter design with scrap wood

    The triangles got me thinking, and I have been aching to make a new planter. So I grabbed two of the long planks and started experimenting with the scrap triangles. I came up with the above...and I was liking it, so I set to work.

    measure and cut cedar boards

    The cedar wood I used was 5 ½'' wide and 1'' thick. I cut the two back boards at 23 ¼'' (top left). Then after getting the width of both boards together (top right) I cut my three front planter boards at that length, 11''.

    cedar triangle

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    My triangles were not all exactly equal, but they were all pretty close to 7 ½'' on the long side. Three of those put on top of each other made 22 ½'' which is why I cut the back boards at 23 ¼'' to give about ¾'' left at the bottom for the front board to cover.

    attaching cedar planter back pieces with pocket holes

    In order to connect the back two boards I drilled pocket holes with my Kreg K5 Pocket-Hole Jig. With 1'' thick wood I made sure to set the depth collar correctly (top left), as well as my kreg jig, then I drilled my pocket holes (top right).

    Need more details on using a Kreg Jig? See my article How to use a Kreg Jig Pocket Hole System

    I used wood glue and 1 ½'' pocket hole screws to attach the boards together. I love using my Kreg Clamp Trak Kit to help hold my wood in place while I drill. 🙂

    attaching triangles to back piece

    With the back boards attached I was ready to add the triangles. I used wood glue on the long sides (7 ½") of the triangles and set the points flush with the top of the back boards. Then I nailed them into the back piece with one 1 ¼'' nail on each side going in at an angle.

    In the bottom right photo you can see about ¾'' left over at the end, the bottom front board will cover that.

    attaching front pieces to planter

    I added the three front boards to the triangles with wood glue and finish nails.

    Then for extra strength I used Spax 2 ½'' self drilling screws to secure the boards. I made sure to go through the front piece, triangle piece into the back on the bottom. I also secured the top of each triangle piece to the back as well. These boards are thick and with water and soil I want to make sure they will hold.

    planting flowers in cedar planter

    I bought a Coco liner to help hold in the water, and cut a piece for the bottom of each planter (top left). Then I added some potting soil and then the plants!

    Do you recognized my Potting Bench From Repurposed Shutters and Desk I made a while back? I LOVE it!

    Full front of hanging planter

    After adding some D Ring Hangers for the back, I nailed in two nails on my fence and hung it up. It looks so pretty!

    Top view of cedar wall planter

    It is always nice to add some color to my yard!

    side view of cedar wall planter

    In fact I have been so busy I haven't had time to put flowers in my Old Drawers into Porch Planters yet! I need to get on that!

    Front top view of cedar hanging planter

    Until then these will make me smile!

    Have you made a planter lately? Maybe you could try this one!

    Hugs,
    Mindi
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    About Mindi

    Mindi is a wife, mother, runner, dancer, and a lover of all things fun and DIY.

    A few years ago she discovered blogs and fell in love with the idea that she could do things she had always dreamed of doing. Like build furniture from pallets, and make cool projects for her home.... Mindi was inspired by other bloggers that empowered her to create.

    Mindi decided to give back and possibly reach someone out there that has a desire to create like herself. She believes we all have that desire in some form or another, and we all DO create in our own way, every day. Whether it be crafty or not, even creating happiness in others is a gift that many share.

    Mindi loves to learn and use that knowledge to make beautiful and useful things for her home.

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    1. Gail Wilson

      June 16, 2017 at 7:41 am

      so funny Mindi-I did a similar project (fail) recently and ended up scrapping it because I couldn't get the angles right. No surprise here, because you are a math genius compared to me. 🙂

      I love your cedar hanging wall planter, and it looks so lovely with the flowers on your fence. A hanging wall planter like this would look fabulous on my diy picket fence.

      Thanks for sharing a great project with an easy to follow tutorial.

      gail

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      • Mindi

        June 17, 2017 at 10:59 am

        Thank you Gail! Although I am no math genius, I guess I just got lucky! 🙂 I have noticed when I water, it is best to take it off the fence and tilt it back so the soil doesn't run out, so not perfect, but it has been so fun to have on my fence!

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