Cheapest type of wood to make planters

Hello all. I have been making a few planters lately for friends and been using decking however it's very expensive.

Does anyone else know any types of wood I can use? Would cladding be any good? It's really cheap on wicks but never used it.

Pallets are too few and far between for me so can't use them. Any Advice would be great thanks

 

@tnpmonkey , decking and wood is expensive , especially if you buy it from the big sheds like Wickes and B n Q. By cladding do you mean feather board (used for fences and sheds ) That should be about £1 a metre from a good timber yard . Value decking is about £1.30 a metre. Are these prices better than the ones you have now ?
http://www.savoytimber.com/feather-edge-fence-board.html
http://www.savoytimber.com/decking/boards/value-decking-boards.html

 

Hi tnpmonkey,

I've used wooden gravel boards before.

Rusty

 

I was in B&Q the other day looking for something and I noticed they had 1800mm deck boards for £2.00 each

 

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Why not put a post on Freecycle for any unwanted wood? Or pallets.

 

I agree pallet wood is ideal

 

Seems like @tnpmonkey , joined made one post and then monkeyed off !

 

Harry, we must have overwhelmed him with our knowledge.lol