Long and narrow at 40 inches across but only 12 inches wide, this fir planter box was shaped for window ledges, deck rails, and the strip of ground along a garden path. Inside it opens to 38 by 10 inches with a 10-inch depth, deep enough for root vegetables or a mixed row of trailing petunias. Two holes in the base drain rainwater and vent the soil at the same time, which keeps roots from sitting wet after a storm. The wood is 100 percent natural fir in a warm brown finish, chosen because it holds up outdoors without splitting easily. It carries up to 22 pounds of soil and plants while weighing only 11.88 pounds itself, so one person can lift and reposition it once the soil is out.