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We have a little homestead on Vancouver Island and strive to make ourselves more self-sufficient. I love to design and build, garden, and of course, work with all sorts of tools.
We like to garden and strive to become more self-sufficient.
On our website, we have detailed the many projects we have constructed to support those of you who have purchased project plans from us. There are links on each plan’s page to an associated blog post. There’s also a link to the corresponding YouTube video.
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Concrete Garden Box Panels Version II – Digital Plan
$ 9.95-
Simple Cedar Pergola – Digital Plan
$ 14.95 -
Concrete Raised Garden Bed Panels Version IV – Digital Plan
$ 9.95 -
Post & Beam Greenhouse – Digital Plan
$ 14.95
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Concrete Raised Garden Bed Molds- Plastic ABS
Make a long-lasting rot-proof raised garden bed by casting your own concrete panels with these abs durable plastic molds. These concrete forms have a removable pipe that forms a hole in the overlapping end of the cast garden box wall. Rebar is inserted in the holes to pin the corners together either in a straight line or at a 90 degree corner.
Lightweight Concrete Stackable Garden Beds
Make stackable lightweight concrete panels that link together to make long-lasting rot-proof garden beds. In this blog post I mix and pour two lightweight concrete blends and cast garden box panels that can be stacked to create deep garden beds. The two lightweight concrete blends replace the gravel in a portland cement based concrete with perlite or vermiculite.
Thin High-Strength Concrete Garden Bed Molds
Pour thin and sleek concrete panels that link together to make long-lasting rot-proof thin garden beds. In this post I mix and pour a high strength concrete blend and cast thin garden box panels that can be linked together or stacked to create raised garden beds.
What our customers say:
“I purchased the three gable pavilion plan for an outdoor kitchen project here in Boise, Idaho. This allowed me to get started faster than if I designed it myself. I was able to quickly get the lumber and hardware package ordered. A huge time saver! The plan is so concise that I’m confident enough to have a fab shop start welding my cabinets before I complete my building. I’m impressed, thanks Kent.”
Steve Sandmeyer
“Love the plans! I got the garden box plan bundle and it is great when it comes to the measurements for the wood. One thing I believe is missing is a general idea on what weight of concrete bag to use to get multiples of the size of forms I’m making so that I won’t have concrete left over. Just adding a simple chart with weight of bags and how much of each form a bag fills (partials or whole), would suffice.”
Jordan Beckett
“The directions & drawings were perfect. The only thing I would add is a parts list at the end, so you can take it to the store. That way you don’t need to read through the document to create an itemized list. I like the idea so much that I created another version out of plate steel. It’s a good bit heavier that the wood, so I guess it’s not for everyone. I just knew I would be making dozens of casts, and didn’t have faith that the wood would hold up.”
Dennis Burdick
