X-shaped side panels give this compact 25-inch box a farmhouse look that reads more like furniture than a garden container, which matters when it sits by a front door rather than in a vegetable plot. The interior measures 22 by 13 inches at a 9.5-inch depth and carries up to 88 pounds of soil and plants. Waterproof paint over natural fir handles rain and sun, and drainage holes in the base keep the root zone from staying soaked. The bottom panels can also be removed to open the box to the ground for longer roots. It stands 15 inches tall on a 16-inch deep footprint and weighs 8.5 pounds empty, light enough to shift between a porch and a deck as the sun moves.