Adventures in Home Improvement: Flower Planter

This is what the front of our house looked like almost 3 years ago when we purchased it...

After lots of work

new roof

new stucco

new windows & door

paint

and some landscaping 

There was still one thing missing...

The latest addition to the front of our house is something that I have been wanting for a long time! The other day Daniel came home with the supplies to make a new flower box for under the front windows. The old one was rotting and falling apart, and has been taken down almost since day 1. See the 2 little brown stubs sticking out of the wall just below the window? Those are what the flower box sits on and they have been waiting to do their job for a long time! 

Daniel did the measuring, cutting, gluing, nail gunning...

And I held things for him...

 And I took pictures!

And handed him things too!

Basically he started with 3 long pieces of pine. The were much to long, so he cut about 2 feet off of each piece (to be later used for the ends and insides). The bottom and back boards were glued and nailed at a 90 degree angle, but the front board was cut so it lay more at a 120ish degree angle. He measured and cut the end pieces and nailed it all together. 

 Then he put some support boards inside, dividing the planter into thirds. 

The supports do not go all the way to the top, so once the dirt is in, they will not be visible. 

We painted it (and I forgot to take pictures of that), placed it on the 2 posts sticking out of the house and filled it with dirt and flowers! 

We planted petunias, vinca vine, dahlias, and a dwarf purple cone flower.

(Like how I just left the front door open to run outside and take the picture!) 

The front of the house finally looks complete! 


Linking up with Beneath My Heart's "Best DIY Projects of June" party!