I got lucky and found some timber in a lane way about two weeks ago. It was just the remains of an Ikea bed, so the timber is very light and not that well suited. If I paint it and line the inside with builders plastic it should last. Although I wanted a planter for the courtyard, the frame was too big, so decided to replace my pots on the patio with a huge planter, also puts a bit of a barrier to passersby as well as we don't have a front fence. I also want to brighten up this area with some intesting perennials and herbs.
I realised I've made a bit of a mistake as well. I should have used vertical boards rather than horizontal, it would have saved on timber.
The planter is also very deep, I'll get some polystyrene boxes from the local green grocer to fill the fist 20 cm and fill with some good potting mix.
