I did it, I bought the wood, I know what you’re thinking “So what, you’re always buying wood!” but this is a start to finish project no messing about get this thing built ‘It’s a planter for gods sake’ and I have set a dead line of Sunday night so it’s about staying focused and actually producing something!
The guys at Howarths Timber tried to put me off buying what I’d set out to buy because pre-treated timber is better for what I am using it for, far more dureable and cheaper which I agreed with but it comes in 4800m lengths (which you have to buy complete full lengths of) its green in appearance and I would have to paint it (I don’t have paint so it would be extra cost) and its rough sawn so I would have to sand it down a lot to make it look great (Yes I have a sander but I need to build not spend the next 2 or 3 days prepping)
I am going to call this my prototype, something I can learn from making and show to people (possibly…maybe?). It will be made of pine and treated with the same substance as our sheds, so it will look golden brown. From this, I can alter sizes and improve the design if required.

Pictured is the goal, that is what I am making whether it be good, bad, saleable or unsaleable I will make it exactly how Liz Fourez designed at https://lovegrowswild.com/2019/07/tall-outdoor-cedar-planter/ and if pine does not have the longevity I have to say I built 2 chairs in August 2006 and they are only just rotting beyond recovery so they lasted 15+ years with one coat of wood preservative I never retreated since 2006? I think my ‘prototype’ will be OK

The wood cost £45.62 and I intend to try and get an exact material budget for the whole project, down to cost of screws, glue wood stain etc and then get some data and opinion on how much it would sell for and then calculate how much my time is worth by comparing the two totals?