Stuck together an open bottom flower bed for the wife

[posifour11 723]

Wife is in Italy visiting the daughter and grandbabies (Air Force) and I decided to have something waiting for her. 

 

This will be a flower bed over the grave of her recently passed dog, Daisy. She mentioned a few times that she wanted to do something for that great little dog. So, I'm going to set this up and plant daisies( obviously) and a few annuals for now. 

 

 

The bed is upside down on the trailer because the corner braces are also stakes to anchor it. This is all done with "sawmill slabs". I used my trailer to get everything square. 

 

The wheel horse connection is that I'm using the horse that has a setup that I bought from @smoreau a few years ago to move the trailer and as a stabilizer for the trailer. 

 

Edit: I know that the corners are messed up, but I caught my mistake before I finished and it's square. 😀

Edited April 30, 2019 by posifour11

[ebinmaine 67,275]

That's a great idea. They look fantastic.

Here in Maine we don't get slabs. They are turned into chips.

[JAinVA 4,619]

Here in Va they get turned into stove wood.At least here they do!

[Achto 27,504]

Very nice looking flower bed and a wonderful idea for you wife. Also good way to memorialize your pet. 

 

When we run a saw mill at the tractor shows here, the slabs turn into next years steam engine fuel.

[Pullstart 62,791]

I used to purchase big bundles of slabs from the mill, first for $10/ bundle, then $20 for quite some time.  I went through 1-1/2 bundles per month.  Even after their price gouge, it was the cheapest and easiest main heat source I have come across yet.

 

It’s good to see good slabs put to another good use!  They look like cedar?  I imagine that flower bed will be in good shape for many years to come.  What a great memorial for man and woman’s best friend!

[The Tuul Crib 7,336]

Here in Tennessee I turn em into 

furniture!! 

[Daddy Don 905]

Maybe she will have a surprise for you when she gets home. Good luck and a great ideal. Our pets are our children when or kids leave home.

[posifour11 723]

On 5/1/2019 at 9:55 AM, Daddy Don said:

Maybe she will have a surprise for you when she gets home. Good luck and a great ideal. Our pets are our children when or kids leave home.

If I'm lucky.... 😀

[posifour11 723]

Well, it didn't turn out like I wanted because of the constant rain ( which I refuse to complain about), but the boy and I got enough of the overgrown flowerbed (dad couldn't do it for years before he passed) cut away and sat the bed in place. It'll need a little more soil on top. What's in there now is manure/compost from Lowe's and a big bag of rabbit manure from our friend's rabbitry.