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Three picket boxes climbing a 30°-raked 1x2 ladder — a vertical herb garden from three fence pickets and two 1x2s, stapled together in an afternoon hour.
| Part | Qty | T × W × L | Material | ✓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box bottoms | 3 | 5/8" × 5 1/2" × 15" | Cedar fence picket | ☐ |
| Box ends | 6 | 5/8" × 5 1/2" × 5 1/2" | Cedar fence picket | ☐ |
| Box sides CUT LAST, to fit your assembled boxes — picket thickness varies. | 6 | 5/8" × 5 1/2" × 16" | Cedar fence picket | ☐ |
| Back legs | 2 | 3/4" × 1 1/2" × 24" | 1x2 | ☐ |
| Cross support | 1 | 3/4" × 1 1/2" × 16" | 1x2 | ☐ |
| Front legs Both ends 30°, PARALLEL, short point to long point — the rake. | 2 | 3/4" × 1 1/2" × 27 3/4" | 1x2 | ☐ |
| Item | Qty | ✓ |
|---|---|---|
| Cedar fence picket, 5-1/2" x 72" (Cedar) All three boxes. | 3 each | ☐ |
| 1x2, 8 ft The ladder frame. | 2 each | ☐ |
| Galvanized staples, 1-1/4", or brads/screws | 100 each | ☐ |
| Exterior screws, 1-5/8" The box-to-front-leg load joints — screws here, per the source's recommendation. | 8 each | ☐ |
Overall cost: $. Lumber varies by region, species, and season, so we give a band rather than a figure.
Tools: Drill / Driver, Miter Saw, Staple Gun, Tape Measure. Materials: Cedar fence picket, 5-1/2" x 72", Galvanized staples, 1-1/4", or brads/screws
For each box: bottom first, then the two end caps, then measure YOUR box and cut the sides to fit before stapling them on. Build all three, then drill three or four drainage holes in each bottom — stacked tiers turn one soggy box into three.
Tools: Staple Gun, Tape Measure. Materials: 1x2, 8 ft, Galvanized staples, 1-1/4", or brads/screws
Staple the two 24" back legs to the back of the bottom box, flush as shown, then add the 1x2 cross support 6" up from the legs' bottoms. This little H is the planter's spine.
Tools: Miter Saw, Staple Gun. Materials: 1x2, 8 ft, Galvanized staples, 1-1/4", or brads/screws
Cut the two front legs at 30° both ends — ends PARALLEL, short point to long point, so the same lean lands flat top and bottom — and attach flush with the top of the back legs. The rake these set is the whole display geometry.
Tools: Drill / Driver. Materials: Galvanized staples, 1-1/4", or brads/screws, Exterior screws, 1-5/8"
Position the middle and top boxes on the angled front legs and attach with screws driven from INSIDE the boxes into the legs — the source staples everything else but recommends screws here, and rightly: these joints carry wet soil down a slope.
Fill, plant thirsty things low and dry things high, and put it where the kitchen door can reach it mid-recipe.