A cedar planter sale is taking place for all those gardeners looking to spruce up their gardens this summer.
The Alouette Men’s Shed is selling their new collection of planter boxes.
The boxes are made from recycled from old cedar fencing that was originally going to be sent to the landfill.
Members of the group spent their time taking down the fencing, resizing the boards, and rebuilding them into the planters.
“We hope that you can stop by the workshop and pick up a box that will provide you with many years of beauty on your patio,” the group said online.
Sales have already began, with two days to go, from 9 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, April 9, and Thursday, April 11.
Planter boxes range from $40 for a small, square box up to $100 for a long planter box.
Custom sizes can be discussed with the men.
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The men’s shed is a service club that provides a place for senior men to get together to work on community construction projects while promoting their overall social, mental, and physical health and well-being,
The idea for the group was first started in Australia and there are now 3,000 men’s sheds worldwide, with about 50 in Canada, 22 in B.C., and now two in Maple Ridge: Alouette and Burnett.
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The Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Katzie Seniors Network started the initiative in 2022, and the groups have quickly grown in membership – to more than 75 men – many of whom were struggling with depression and boredom – in one year.
Planter boxes will be on sale in the plaza outside the workshop at Ridge Church, 222nd Street and Lougheed Highway.
For more information call 604-341-1725.
Visa, Mastercard, debit, and cash are all accepted.