Trellises, Planters & Raised Beds for Beginners: 30+ Easy, Unique, and Useful Projects You Can Make with Common Tools

Make simple yet beautiful garden furnishings and accents with this step-by-step beginner’s guide that includes more than 30 DIY projects.

In Trellises, Planters & Raised Beds for Beginners you’ll find the perfect partner for constructing useful and attractive trellises, raised beds, planter boxes, window boxes, and more. With easy-to-follow, illustrated build plans requiring only basic tools, you’ll be able to make your own outdoor garden projects any time inspiration strikes.

Featured projects are made from a host of readily available materials, including wood, metal, hypertufa, clay pots, latticework, copper tubing, wire, timbers, stone, and more. With more than 30 project plans, you’ll have the know-how you need to create just about any imaginable project to accent your garden or nurture and support the plants around your home.

Each detailed building plan includes:

Full-color photographs of the process and the finished project
Scaled drawing plan so you can easily follow along
Shopping list
Cutting list
Detailed, expert-vetted, step-by-step instructions


Now, with a little time and elbow grease, every gardener at any skill level can create their own garden structures and accents—and take pride in their accomplishments.