How to Build a concrete planter

There is nothing worse than having a beautifully landscaped yard, and then seeing unsightly extension cords running every which way like snakes running from the pied piper. In this article I'm going to show you how to build an attractive stone pillar with a concrete planter on top that also gives you access to electricity and USB charging for your devices.
Hidden in plain sight, you can place one of these anywhere in your outdoor space and conceal a powerpoint, or skip the power and create a monumental planter that will last for generations.
Time stamps
1:32 - How to lay and mortar cinder blocks
6:34 - how to build a concrete planter form
8:53 - Pouring the concrete planter
9:57 - Adding a drain hole
12:49 - Removing the concrete planter from the form
19:28 - How to mortar fieldstone to cinder blocks
22:45 - Adding an electrical outlet to your planter box
28:30 - How to point fieldstone on cinder block
Use portland cement and acrylic bonder in a 1:1 ratio. Then smear it on your concrete project to fill in any holes from air bubbles.
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When you finish your project don't forget to seal it!
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Just awesome thank you sir