I had to make 5 of these hedges for a project so I needed quite a bit of material. Chances are your only building 1 or two so your material will be less, but here is a list of what each hedge consumed: 2.5 - sheets of 1/2 OSB plywood 6 - 2x2 Pine dimensional lumber 4 - 1 x 3 #1 Pine Board.5 Sheet of pre primed bead board (1/4” thick”) 60 square feet of artificial Boxwood hedge ( Does not include covering the top) 4 - Locking pivot casters 2 small hinges ( For the flip up back) 1 Pair of “Hook and Eye” (for the flip up back) Step 3: Break Down the Plywood. I like to do as much cutting outside as I can when I'm working with sheet goods. I don't have to worry about dust management and thats a big plus for me. Im using a Centipede sawhorse to hold my material and cutting on the pile. Im using a home made skills rip fence thats made out of 1/2” MDF.

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You wont regret it. Usually I would clamp down my rip fence but since this material is being panted and covered in bush material I am screwing down the fence directly to the pile. With this saw I am able to cut 2/3 pieces of plywood at a time, which helps speed up the process. I cross cut the full sheets for the height of the hedges, and then rip 11” pieces to act as the sides. I leave these a full 8’ long and cut them down to the proper height inside on the miter saw Step 4: Cut Down the Framing Material.

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Using glue and 1 5/8” screws I assemble the box. I was a finished 48” wide face so I allow the sides to be underneath that front piece of plywood during assembly. I add extra framing to the sides. Top and bottom to keep them nice and rigid. Use lots of screws and always use glue!!

I used a collated drywall gun when doing work like this. This screw gun is meant to be used on drywall but I've found it works great on plywood and pine material. It saved me HOURS on this project.

And over the course of the 5 boxes I made I used over 800 1 5/8” screws. Step 6: Adding the Casters. My hedges needed to be mobile, and some-what all terrain. I didn't want to add too much height with a big wheel so I went with 3” locking casters. A tip when it comes to installing casters on anything that has a tendency to tip: The base of the caster is usually a rectangle, always make sure the LONG side of the caster base is PARALLEL to the LONG side of the object you are attaching them to. That allows the wheel to be as close to the edge as possible. I used 1 5/8” Large head screws to attach these wheel and I'm sure to hit some of the 2x2 framing to keep them from ripping off.

Step 7: Lay Out the Planter. The bead board I'm using is 1/4” thick, so I set up a 1/4”+ thick dado stack on my table saw. I also make up a quick sacrificial fence using extra 1x3 material. I make the sacrificial fence so I can have the fence directly up against the spinning dado stack and not damage my main saw fence. I proceed to rip every piece of face frame material to accept the 1/4” beadboard.

On the long sides that will have exposed edges I “Dive” the material into the dado stack and lift it up before reaching the end. This gives me a pocket that the headboard will sit in and doesn't take away material that would be see from the side view of the planters. NOTE: THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND YOU SHOULDN’T DO IT, BE SMART, USE A ROUTER. Step 11: Cut Down the Bead Board and Add It to the Frames. This was a much more labor intensive step than I originally imagined.

The boxwood panels I was given are approximately 9” x 9” and each hedge took about 80 pieces to cover 4 sides. I used an electric staple shooting 5/16” T50 Staples. The hardest part was making the boxwood look continuous and keeping my hand from cramping up from the constant BANG of the stapler. In hindsight, it would be much faster to have gotten the artificial boxwood on a long roll or large sheet. Be sure not to leave any apparent gaps!! Watch the corners!!

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These hedges are a bit of work ( especially if your making 5 of them) but they look great when they are complete and with the proper care they will last a lifetime. They make a great backdrop or barrier and are very easy to roll with 1 person. To lift them you'll need a second set of hands! I hope you enjoyed this Instructable and learned something. Have questions? Ask them in the comments!

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You could pin coloured lanterns or flowers or skeletons or whatever to this to go along with your party theme and just switch it whenever. I have a very small garden and this would be great to cover the veggie patch and the air-con units during parties. Do you think a wire framework on top would make it lighter? Or in hindsight, do you think there would be another way to make the top lighter/lift off for storage?