Pallet planters

My wife kindly helped start my pallet journey with a course on how to make pallet planters. These are amazingly practical and versatile planters for the garden or allotment.  I make them in two lengths and they are really designed around the wood taken from a cut up Eurolight pallet. No waste! The large planterContinue reading “Pallet planters”

Pallet planter course

Many things I discovered through trial and error.  However, some things I was taught.  My wife, as a present, bought me a community pallet planter making course.  Run through the community programme Cultivate Oxford I have used this as the basic template for all planters since. It was a fun day out, even although weContinue reading “Pallet planter course”

Raised log beds and planters for vegetables

Clearing the side garden and creating a master plan was also so we could plant an orchard and have raised beds for vegetables.  I wanted to achieve this with minimal waste and cost.  The logs from the clearing presented the ideal boundary for the beds and paths.  I asked the tree surgeon to cut themContinue reading “Raised log beds and planters for vegetables”