Build your own garden box with quality materials and expert advice from your local Co-op Home Centre. Follow our comprehensive and easy-to-understand assembly instructions to ensure your project will be a success.
This garden box is a simple and effective way to add some extra planting space to any yard. Whether you plan to grow practical herbs and vegetables or decorative plants and flowers, this design can easily be adjusted to accommodate alternate sizes. Made from pressure-treated lumber, this garden box effectively withstands the elements and can be put together quickly and easily. Don’t forget to add plenty of CO-OP® GOLD Soil to ensure everything grows as intended!
Dimensions
Length: 96” Width: 51” Height: 11” (1.15 cubic yards/31.17 cubic feet)
Materials List
Lumber:
- Pressure Treated 4x4 Post – 10 ft., 1 post
- Pressure Treated Lumber 2x6 – 8 ft., 6 boards
Hardware:
- 3/8”x31/2” Lag Bolt, 40 bolts
- 3/8" Flat Washers, 40 washers
- 3/8" staples, 150 staples
Paint:
- End Cut Wood Preservative, 1 can
Recommended Tools
- Safety glasses
- Tape measure
- Pencil
- Square
- Miter saw
- Clamps
- Drill & bits
- Wrenches
- Spade
- Staple gun
Power tools can be substituted with the applicable hand tools. If available, additional power tools, such as a table saw, impact driver or power sander, can be used to improve efficiency. Be sure to follow the manufacturer's operating instructions when using power tools and take all required safety precautions.
