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, ...

Build a unique DIY garden hose holder and planter using pallet wood! The hose stores in the bottom and flowers can be planted right on top. Have you ever seen that incredible shrinking hose on late ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — In this week’s DIY project, Danielle Todesco made a wood planter at Dovetail Workshop to show you how easy it is to do projects there. See the DIY project in the video above and ...

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 ...

My grandmother used to collect the fallen branches and dead limbs of trees from her yard every other day or so. She put them in a collection bin. If we helped, we sometimes earned a little bit of ...

The bar’s butcher-block planter has a 9-3/4″ planting depth and holds 329 quarts of potting mix, meaning that it can accommodate large vegetable plants like tomatoes in addition to herbs. The solid ...

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 ...

Using seedlings will give you a head start on growing herbs for your kitchen. Harness vertical space with these instructions for a PVC pipe planter. This vertical herb planter allows anyone to grow ...

You may have seem some brilliant book planters on Pinterest or Tumblr and marvelled at how such a simple project can yield such beautiful results—I know I have! The folks over at Gartenkultur Studio ...

A minimalist ceramic planter or sleek, raised garden bed may suit those who prefer modern décor. But if your style leans toward classic country or rustic and you want to avoid railing planters or ...