When to use Planter Boxes Instead of Railings

A modern, dark-colored rectangular planter box with young plants in small black pots sits beside wooden steps and a wooden privacy fence on a sunlit patio.

When a homeowners asks us how to give their deck a greener, softer edge without sacrificing safety, our favorite answer is planter-box railings. A welded-steel box bolted to the frame can meet code, while turning the deck into living architecture. We sat down with Brit, our go-to landscape designer from Blueprint Earth, and she said, […]