EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CUSTOM SIZING

Our customers love to have plants around them. Whether they’re growing herbs, vegetables, flowers, accent trees or small bushes, or whether they’re gardening in soil or making arrangements of container gardens, our customers know they want to enjoy their plantings in the beauty of cedar planter boxes. It’s great when one of our standard size planter boxes works out, but sometimes a space needs a planter or planter series that’s “just the right size and style” for where the proud owner will place it on the property. That’s why we offer custom sizing for your cedar planter box needs.

SO, if you can’t find the size or style planter you want for your project, we think you will be happiest with something that’s been made to your specifications.  Custom planter boxes are affordable compared to anything you’ll find ready-made, and you won’t have to settle for something that will just “make do.” We hope this guide will help you decide!

HOW TO MEASURE FOR YOUR CUSTOM PLANTER:

The beauty of custom sizing is that you are involved in the design of your planter box! Here’s what we’ll need to know from you when you ask for a quote for a custom planter box:

FIRST:

• With custom sizing, you can have your planter box built so it fits your  space. Consider how much room you want your planter box or planter box grouping to cover and where it will be on your patio, deck or in the yard.  Measure the space where you want to put your planter box and write down the biggest size, in inches, you want once the planter is in place (outside dimensions):
  1. How long is it?
  2. How wide?
  3. How tall do you want your planter at that location?

THEN:

• How much planting space do you want inside the planter? Consider that planters have frames inside the box, and often have a top trim. Those take up space. To make sure your planter has the right inside space, it helps to have those inside measurements (inside dimensions). Please use inches as your measurement standard:
  • How long?
  • How wide?
  • How deep?

Here’s a handy tool you can use to keep track of your dimensions:

Outside Dimensions of the Planter Box (inches)	Inside Dimensions of the Planter Box (inches)
Length =	Length =
Width =	Width =
Height =	Depth =
Leg Height (if applicable) =	N/A
Final height of planter from the ground to top of planter =	N/A

Once you have your measures, send your notes, or bring them, to us!

TIPS:

• If you want a larger planter, but you don’t want to have to fill all of it with soil, be sure to let us know how deep you want it to be from the inside. We’ll build a raised platform inside the box, so you have the height you want outside and the depth you want inside!
• If you want your planter to have legs, be mounted on a raised platform, or have casters so you can move it more easily, be sure to add that information in a separate section of your notes and include it in the total desired height as measured from the ground to the top of the planter box.

(A Few More Tips About Measuring)

For those of you who are more visual, here’s another way to get your measurements just right:

• Look at the picture of our standard size medium planter box below. In this example, the lining in the planter box has been removed to help you see what we’re describing. The planter has:
  1. Slightly longer sides (length) overlap each shorter side  (width)
  2. Top and bottom frames with a groove cut into each hold the vertical side cedar boards
  3. Vertical cedar boards around the planter (height)
  4. Short feet that keep the frame off the ground (height)
  5. The frames that hold the sides in place are 1.5” wide. To get the outside dimensions of your planter (to make sure it will fit your space) add 3” to the length and width
  6. Add ½” to the height measurement for the feet we’ll add to the bottom of the planter

• Make a sketch of what you want your planter to look like (rectangle, square, bench between planters, etc.)
• Clearly mark the outside length, width, height and the inside length, width and depth measures on your sketch. Please use inches as your measurement standard.
• If you want your planter to have legs, be mounted on a raised platform, or have casters so you can move it more easily, be sure to add that information in a separate section of your notes and include it in the total desired height as measured from the ground to the top of the planter box.
• Send your notes, or bring them, to us! We will always confirm all specs with you before we begin to build your custom planter.

WHEN WILL MY CUSTOM PLANTER BE READY?

Depending on the size or complexity of your order, and how many other orders are ahead of yours, we estimate we will able to have your planter built within two to three weeks after we agree on the details of your order. Once we have your order, we’ll call or e-mail you to confirm the specs and work with you to set an agreed date for completion. 

We require a 50% non-refundable deposit before we begin to build your order. You may pay by credit/debit card or cash.

HOW WILL I GET MY CUSTOM PLANTER ONCE IT’S BUILT? 

We will be as flexible as possible with you to make sure you receive your planter as soon as it is ready. The most common options are:

• We deliver the planter to you, at no additional charge, if you live within a 10 mile radius of our shop;
• You pick up your planter at our Lake Forest Park shop, or at a mutually agreed upon location within a 15 mile radius of our shop;
• We schedule delivery for you with one of our local delivery service partners. The cost of delivery will depend on size of planter and your delivery address. We’ll get the quote ahead of time so you know how much it will cost.

WHAT’S NEXT?

We’ll be happy to guide you through the custom sizing process and answer any questions you have!

As soon as you are ready, give us a call at 206-395-9034 or email us: info@CedarSchemes.com