A Junk Garden Washboard Planter

 Do you remember the lag screw metal and wood bin that I purchased earlier this year?

 I loved its beat up rusty patina but the orange paint was a little too bright.

So I sanded it down and gave it a couple of coats of polyurethane.  Much better.

I found this washboard junking last summer.  I used it in the garden.  It was already very rusty.

I thought the two patinas would marry well together, but I needed a piece of wood and machine screws to attach the bin to the washboard.

So I have the bin, the wood piece, and the washboard...

With nuts and washers on the back.  The board isn't easily visible from the top but I did darken it a bit with stain.

Still waiting for spring planting time here in northern Minnesota, so another faux plant to stage my planter box.  I will be putting small annuals in terracotta pots in the bin.  Three pots fit it well.

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