The Objective

I needed to make something tall enough to keep away from the dogs. I needed to have it close to the kitchen to make it easier to use the herbs and I needed it to be nice looking to go with my future “backyard beautification project. I finally decided on tall tables to hold the pots. I found the table tops at a yard sale. They were actually shelves from an Ikea wall unit. The price was 2 for $5.00. Added to that were 2 X 4′s from home depot for just a few more $$$$$. The other challenge was to make them level. That took a lot of sweat and persistence but I finally got the ground level under the legs.
I found the pots at the 99 cents only store for…..you guessed it. $0.99 each. Actual clay pots (not plastic).

First Step-The Tables

After I constructed the tables, I needed to make them weather proof. The test will be seeing how they look after a couple of winter rain storms. I used exterior paint on the table legs and put tile on the top. This is my first tile job and I think it looks pretty good for the first try. The tiles on the front and side edges form a ledge to keep the pots from sliding off of the table.

The Result

This is what I have so far. As you can see there is still work to do in my poor yard but I hope to be able to use it before summer ends

Preparing the Plants

Those $0.99 pots were quite a find. I could use a couple more but I’m afraid they will be gone when I have a chance to get back there. I tried to get a big variety of plants. Some of them I had never heard of. I also wanted plants that will have colored flowers so they can look nice outside of my kitchen window. I plan to decorate the pots eventually but that project is for another day.

I also need to know what I have out there. I still need to make a few more name tags.

A few test shots are here:

And went to the aquarium

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