How to Make Planter Box Fencing Borders
Box-shaped planters are a natural choice for fencing in a garden or yard border--the flowers will add interest and color to an otherwise bland fence line. Use them with a fence or standing alone in a line of planters to create attractive borders.
Choose tall plants in back paired with shorter plants in front when planning your planter box. Select the appropriate plants for the amount of sun or shade your border receives each day.
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Things You'll Need
- Measuring tape
- Potting soil
- Shovel
- Planter boxes
- Plants
- Trowel
- Gardening gloves
- Fertilizer
Instructions
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Measure your border area to determine the number of planters you would like.
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Select fairly tall, narrow and long wooden planter boxes at a nursery.
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Arrange your planter boxes along your fence or border line, and fill the planters 2/3 full with potting soil.
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Research plants to purchase for your planter boxes, keeping in mind watering needs, sunlight needs, and mature plant size. Good border plants include the tall Larkspur, Hollyhock or Delphinium paired with the smaller Feverfew, Lamb's ears or Veronica. Plant choice will depend on your location, typical weather, and other considerations. Talk to your garden nursery owner or another local expert for help in choosing the best plants.
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Plant the boxes, adhering to each plants' spacing needs. Place taller-growing plants in the back of each box. Fill in and top each pot with more potting soil. Water in the plants well.
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Tips & Warnings
Use a complete fertilizer every six weeks to keep plants happy.
Dig a hole one and one-third the size of a plant's root ball prior to transplanting; hold the plant by its root system supporting the soil around the roots while transplanting.
Fill in dirt around a plant to the same level of the soil which contains the plants' roots.
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