How To Build a Stone Planter

Using blocks of various lengths allows for a natural-looking, randomized pattern. With only one textured face to work with, you'll need to cleave certain blocks to get a second face that can be exposed—at corners or anywhere perpendicular walls meet. To do so, set a wide mason's chisel on the score line and strike it with a maul to split the block. Clean off any jagged chunks with the claw of your brick hammer. Our blocks have tabs that can be knocked off to create the necessary wedge shape for convex walls.