How to Plan a Creative Garden Potting Bench

If you're a gardener, chances are you've come across more than one person who had a potting bench. And you've likely seen how convenient they can be – a quick and easy place to re-pot your indoor plants, start seeds for your garden, and transplant outdoor plants. After seeing this, you obviously want one yourself. Here are a few ideas to help you get a fun and convenient potting bench.

Will You Build or Buy?

You've probably already decided whether to build or buy a garden potting bench, but have you considered the advantages of each? Obviously buying is much quicker, easier, and lets you get to the task of gardening right away. But building your own potting bench can have major advantages. You can make it match the area, add convenient features, even create a multi-purpose unit.

Choose a Building Material

Most potting benches are made from wood, especially if you're making it yourself. Cedar potting benches cast a nice rustic appearance as they age. Another advantage of both redwood and cedar potting benches is their natural durability – you never have to use any harsh stains or chemicals to keep them from rotting. If you're buying a potting bench, you can also find them in plastic resin, steel, and aluminum.

Potting Bench Plans

Unless you're a handyman, you'll probably want plans if you choose to build your potting bench. You can find them free online with a web search. If you want more features, you can buy plans or rent a book containing them from your local library. Then again if you're planning other garden furniture you may just want to buy the book.

Get Creative with your Garden Potting Bench

Most potting benches you've seen are probably simple desks with perhaps a drawer and shelving underneath. That's find if you simply want to transplant, re-pot, and store a few supplies. But you have many more options! Your potting bench can be multipurpose: potting bench on one side, cold frame on the other. Or if you're adding shelves above the desk area, a small garden tool shed
can be put behind which opens to either side - leaving space for mounting against walls. Then again, you can combine your potting bench with your garden hose mount, put it underneath a large window, or attach it to your shed. Other features you can add include:

Cabinets
Cart
Drawers
Potting tubs
Wheels

So now that you know that you can build your potting bench and make it into something else to, you no longer have to borrow your neighbor gardener's potting bench! Make it practical, make it fit, and make it fun all at the same time!

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