Building a Tiered Planter with Jen from House One

I'm Jen from House One and today I'm excited to share with you how to build a beautiful tiered planter that will add some greenery to your outdoor space. This project is perfect for those who want to create a visually appealing planter without taking up too much floor space. As we'll be building it just outside our kitchen door on the patio, I wanted to make sure it's compact and easy to maintain.

The tiered planter consists of three planters lined with store-bought liners secured between two tapered legs. This design helps the planters cascade from back to front, creating more headspace for plants to grow. To start, we'll need to cut the 1x4 pieces to size to create the front, back, and end walls of each box. The base of each planter will be made from two stacked 1x4 boards.

Once we have our wood cut to size, it's time to assemble the walls with wood glue and 1.5-inch screws. Noting that the pocket holes should face downward after assembly, so they won't collect water on the two boards that create the base of each planter. We'll drill pocket holes along one edge of each pairing to make it easier to attach them together.

Next, we'll attach one base board to the front wall flush with its bottom edge and repeat to attach the remaining baseboard to the back wall. Set the end walls into place between the front and back walls, then drive 1-5/8 inch trim head screws through the face of the front and back walls and into the end walls to secure them in place.

Now it's time to add the support system that will keep our planters stable and even. We'll cut two 1x3 back lines at a 22.5-degree angle using a miter saw. If you're using cedar with one rough side, make sure to flip the board before cutting the second leg to ensure the rough sides face inward. Cut the 1 by 2 supports to length with the front end mitered at 22.5 degrees and the back end cut square again.

Mark the height of the supports on the back legs using a speed square, then position them perpendicular to the back leg and screw each support to the back leg to hold it in place. Reposition the front leg under the supports until it sets even with the top edge of the back leg and flush with the mitered front ends of the supports.

Now that our support system is in place, we can stand each leg upright and use a small level to ensure the supports run level and the back leg stands. This will give us a sturdy foundation for our planters. Finally, we'll screw through the boxes and into the legs using 1-5/8 inch screws.

The final touch is adding the window box liners and soil, followed by your favorite plants. I hope you enjoyed this project as much as I did! If you're looking for more easy woodworking projects or want to see a full cut list on this project, be sure to visit our House One channel on This Old House.

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"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhi i'm jen from house one and today i'm showing how to build a tiered planter today i'm showing how i built a tiered planter that has a lot of planting space but a relatively small footprint so that i can keep it just outside our kitchen door on our patio this project consists of three planters lined with store-bought liners secured between two tapered legs which helps the planters cascade from back to front creating more headspace for plants to get started first cut the 1x4 pieces to size to create the front back and end walls of each box and the base each planter box wall is made from two stacked 1x4 boards to join these boards drill pocket holes along one edge of each pairing assemble the walls with wood glue and one and a half inch screws noting that the pocket holes should face downward after assembly so that they won't collect water on the two boards that create the base of each planter drill two pocket holes at each end and two pocket holes along one edge of each board using glue and one and a half inch screws attach one base board to the front wall flush with its bottom edge repeat to attach the remaining baseboard to the back wall set the end walls into place between the front and back walls drive one and 5 8 inch trim head screws through the face of the front and back walls and into the end walls to secure the parts in place attach the baseboards to the end walls using one and a half inch screws driven through the pocket holes at the ends of each baseboard using a miter saw cut the two 1x3 back lines set the miter saw to 22 and a half degrees and cut the two front legs to length with parallel mitered ends if you're using cedar with one rough side like me flip the board before cutting the second leg to ensure the rough sides face inward cut the 1 by 2 supports to length with the front end mitered at 22.5 degrees and the back end cut square again make sure you're facing the rough sides inward when creating the supports for the second set of legs mark the height of the supports on the back legs using a speed square position the supports perpendicular to the back leg screw each support to the back leg to hold it in place reposition the front leg under the supports until it sets even with the top edge of the back leg and flush with the mitered front ends of the supports drive two screws through each support and into the front leg to secure the pieces now stand each leg upright and use a small level to ensure the supports run level and the back leg stands plug now you can screw through the boxes and into the legs using 1 and 5 8 inch screws place the 1 by 3 cross piece between the back legs resting on the bottom supports drive one and a half inch screws through the pocket holes in the underside of the cross piece and into the legs the window box liners soil and plantings and enjoy your new tiered planter i hope you enjoyed this project for more easy woodworking projects and for a full cut list on this project visit the house1 channel on this old house.com i'm jen largess thanks for watching and i'll see you next time thanks for watching this whole house has got a video for just about every home improvement project so be sure to check out the others and if you like what you see click on the subscribe button make sure that you get our newest videos right in your feedhi i'm jen from house one and today i'm showing how to build a tiered planter today i'm showing how i built a tiered planter that has a lot of planting space but a relatively small footprint so that i can keep it just outside our kitchen door on our patio this project consists of three planters lined with store-bought liners secured between two tapered legs which helps the planters cascade from back to front creating more headspace for plants to get started first cut the 1x4 pieces to size to create the front back and end walls of each box and the base each planter box wall is made from two stacked 1x4 boards to join these boards drill pocket holes along one edge of each pairing assemble the walls with wood glue and one and a half inch screws noting that the pocket holes should face downward after assembly so that they won't collect water on the two boards that create the base of each planter drill two pocket holes at each end and two pocket holes along one edge of each board using glue and one and a half inch screws attach one base board to the front wall flush with its bottom edge repeat to attach the remaining baseboard to the back wall set the end walls into place between the front and back walls drive one and 5 8 inch trim head screws through the face of the front and back walls and into the end walls to secure the parts in place attach the baseboards to the end walls using one and a half inch screws driven through the pocket holes at the ends of each baseboard using a miter saw cut the two 1x3 back lines set the miter saw to 22 and a half degrees and cut the two front legs to length with parallel mitered ends if you're using cedar with one rough side like me flip the board before cutting the second leg to ensure the rough sides face inward cut the 1 by 2 supports to length with the front end mitered at 22.5 degrees and the back end cut square again make sure you're facing the rough sides inward when creating the supports for the second set of legs mark the height of the supports on the back legs using a speed square position the supports perpendicular to the back leg screw each support to the back leg to hold it in place reposition the front leg under the supports until it sets even with the top edge of the back leg and flush with the mitered front ends of the supports drive two screws through each support and into the front leg to secure the pieces now stand each leg upright and use a small level to ensure the supports run level and the back leg stands plug now you can screw through the boxes and into the legs using 1 and 5 8 inch screws place the 1 by 3 cross piece between the back legs resting on the bottom supports drive one and a half inch screws through the pocket holes in the underside of the cross piece and into the legs the window box liners soil and plantings and enjoy your new tiered planter i hope you enjoyed this project for more easy woodworking projects and for a full cut list on this project visit the house1 channel on this old house.com i'm jen largess thanks for watching and i'll see you next time thanks for watching this whole house has got a video for just about every home improvement project so be sure to check out the others and if you like what you see click on the subscribe button make sure that you get our newest videos right in your feed\n"