Build a Potting Bench This Spring

Potting benches are an amazing convenience for gardeners. No more squatting or kneeling on the ground while potting plants; they provide a place to keep garden tools organized but handy. Potting benches can be built, of course, from new lumber. However, they are an excellent project of you have wood to upcycle. A funky, rambling, country look only adds to the charm of a potting bench.

Pallets make excellent potting benches. There are so many projects that can be built from shipping pallets, from outdoor sofas to bed frames. Pallets lend themselves well to rustic outdoor furniture like potting benches. So what if the finish is less than perfect? It's going to get covered in potting soil, anyway! Besides, the rough finish of a shipping pallet potting bench just adds character to your outdoor living space. You can paint a shipping pallet potting bench bright, fun colors, or go as basic as leaving it unfinished. The number of pallets you'll need to build a potting bench depends on your design. One thing is for sure: You'll need some power tools to do this project, especially a power saw and a power drill. I got this idea from a DIY Jacksonville carpenter. Click on the link at the beginning of this paragraph to learn more about how she made her lovely potting bench.