Hi All,

The fiance wants me to make planter boxes for the house.

She is looking to stain instead of paint. Also said she will take them down and store them in the house in the winters (we live in central MA).

Looking for input regarding wood choices.

Aside from looking good stained, they will be taken down for the winter and stored indoors, so the wood doesn't necessarily need to stand up to cold New England winters, just wet springs and summers.

Thoughts off the top of my head are the standards like Redwood and Teak, but thought I would see what other suggestions folks have for this newbie to woodworking.

Also, if you have any good sources for designs, that would be appreciated as that is another factor that hasn't been settled on yet.

Thanks in advance for the help,
Mike