We live right down the street from some really good friends, The Andrews. I have become a bit of a fixture at their house, I’m there probably 4-5 times a week. Aya has converted her garage into a gym, and she hold classes 6 days a week. I love the classes! I can’t say enough about marin.fit - check it out!

Because I’m at the Andrews house so much, I know what they are trying to grow in the backyard, what issues they have, etc. Their biggest issue reminded me of Caddyshack. A family of gophers were ripping up (and eating) their backyard, maddening for sure. Aya thought a custom planter, with gopher wire, would be a great way to grow strawberries and not risk having them all eaten. I told her I’d build her a planter, all she’d have to do is buy the wood.

The Details:

9 15’ wooden slats, heavy A.S. The ninth piece was cut down to 8 pieces to create the sides and support. Other than the size, the planter was an easy build. I was able to put it all together in under 3 hours.

Overall cost of wood: $300.