How to Build a Privacy Planter

Cut a 1x3 cedar board to the length of the planter box to use as cap trim. Set it on the rear edge of the planter box, flush with the inside edge. Drill pilot holes and secure the cap with trim-head screws. Stand the completed trellis on top of the planter box, covering the cap trim. Hold the legs flush with the rear of the planter box. Bore three staggered ⅜-inch-diameter holes into one leg and through the end of the planter box. Insert a carriage bolt into each hole. Put a washer and nut onto each bolt end and tighten with a socket wrench. Repeat for the other leg.

Tip: Place an unopened bag or two of gravel inside the planter box to act as ballast while you bolt on the trellis.