We have a cute little Japanese Maple tree on our front lawn. I love the tree – but do not love playing twister with it, while I’m mowing the grass around it. LOL
Note: In order to give the tree plenty of oxygen, I kept the soil level very low (3/4″) and didn’t pack it in around the trunk. If you want to try this idea, make sure to take these precautions to keep your tree healthy.
![tree base flower box](https://cdn-fastly.hometalk.com/media/2020/06/11/6210794/tree-base-flower-box.jpg?size=720x845&nocrop=1)
So I decided to make a shallow planter box around it. I picked up two 8-foot 3.5 x 3.5” pressure treated garden ties.
![tree base flower box, Garden ties](https://cdn-fastly.hometalk.com/media/2020/06/11/6210796/tree-base-flower-box.jpg?size=720x845&nocrop=1)
Then I cut them both in half, to make a 4 x 4’ box.
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![tree base flower box](https://cdn-fastly.hometalk.com/media/2020/06/11/6210799/tree-base-flower-box.jpg?size=720x845&nocrop=1)
I laid the four pieces of wood around the tree and measured from the tree trunk to the box on all four sides to make sure the box was centered. Then I dug up all the weeds and trimmed the grass as short as possible inside the box.
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