Build Time...

Before the fun of planting and watching your veggies grow can begin; you have to decide where you are going to set up your garden and what kind of layout you are going to go with. For us it made sense to layout our garden on the side of our house, where we could block it off with a fence so the pups can’t damage any of our gardening while we are away.

We set off to Lowe's and bought our Douglas Fir lumber to create 2 garden boxes measuring 6ft x 6ft, that would be coated with some Thompson’s Water Seal to protect them from water damage and help prolong the lumber’s life. For a personal touch we decided to go with a honey color sealant to add some warmth to our garden.

Photo Recap:

Trip to Lowe's: Cameron wanted to build both boxes, so we went with Douglas Fir as our lumber of choice. Our posts would be made out of 4x4s and our panels would be made out of 2ft x 12ft pieces of lumber.

The Build: We spent a couple of nights after work measuring, cutting and building our garden boxes. We decided to go with 6ft x 6ft boxes because that's what would fit best on the side of our house, but trust me, if we had a larger area to work with, we would have gone much larger. The more veggies, the merrier :) 

      

Finished Product: We built the boxes near the shop, since the driveway provides a clean and flat surface to work on. Once the boxes were complete Cameron and I carried them over to their new home and completed them with a coat of Thompson’s Water Seal.