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
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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Make Gardening Easier with a Potter’s Bench
If you're a lover of gardening, either vegetable or flower, a potter's bench makes gardening so much easier. The bench, which comes in a variety of styles and materials, gets you off your knees and onto your feet making planting and potting your precious plants much easier. Not only that, it also helps to save wear and tear on your back because you no longer have to bend down to do your gardening.
Many different ways to use a potter's benc
The various styles of potting benches come with different accessories making it easy to find one that's perfect for your gardening needs. For instance, some come with a soil box attached making potting your new plants easy and convenient. Others come with convenient boxes and trays for holding all your gardening tools and pots, while others have extra shelving for holding small pots or tools.
Add a touch of style to your yard or garden with a potting bench
Potter's benches just aren't for work though. They're also very stylish and will enhance any lawn or garden. You can find a pottery bench to match just about any style or taste. Benches are made from durable materials like white PVC, which will look great with a white railed deck, porch or fence. Cedar pottery benches look great in woodsy settings and other styles come in natural wood sprayed with the perfect color to match any home or taste.
You can use a pottery bench as a lawn, deck or patio decoration. Place potted plants and other decorative pieces to brighten up and enhance any area outdoors. Pottery benches made of natural wood look great on a deck or wood patio, while white PVC benches can enhance a covered porch or open concrete patio.
As you can see, pottery benches don't just make gardening easier, they also make decorating your lawn and other outdoor surroundings easier.
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Garden Potting Benches
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