I have always wanted a potting bench for my backyard garden. A place that I could transplant seedlings. The opportunity to store my gardening tools, display flowers and treasures from the garden, and a general outdoor work surface.

This was a weekend project that my husband and I did together.

We used cedar to create this bench. Cedar wood is very nice to work with, and it also holds up well to the outdoor weather.

We used tools that we already had in our garage to make the cuts we needed. The next step was to screw the pieces together to form the potting bench. We made the top deep enough to be able to have a good work surface, which was important to me.

I wanted somewhere to hang things like, twine, gardening scissors, and other gardening tools. We had some left over chicken wire which was the perfect thing to attach to the top portion using a staple gun. We also reused some old Ikea shelves for added storage on the top as well.

I think this is a great addition to my backyard gardening space. I love the way it turned out, it is absolutely perfect!