Do you have an old stump in your yard?  Don't want to pay for stump grinding?  Here's an idea - turn it into a planter.

This is an easy to follow tutorial from This Old House.

There are 5 steps in the post:

1. Start the Planting Hole

Wearing safety glasses, chip away at the center of the stump with the pointed end of a sharpened mattock.

2. Finish the Planting Hole

As the hole gets bigger, switch to the mattock's wider end. Work your way toward the edges of the stump, leaving at least a 3-inch border, to create a hole 4 to 8 inches deep.

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