While I love planning elaborate garden makeovers – particularly in the springtime – it's easy to forget that the most dramatic changes to awkward spots can all start with the simplest additions.
I have, for instance, been searching for ways to bring some personality into the neglected areas of my patio garden, and I've found a blissfully straightforward solution: square planters like Walmart's pine wood planter box and ALDI's Belavi wooden cube planter.