A Mailbox Makeover

Now, instead of a mailbox that is the scourge of the neighborhood, we have the best dressed mailbox around, if we do say so ourselves.

Shopping List

• mailbox
• mailbox post
• copper post cap
• 1-inch nails
• 2 (40-pound) bags of quick-setting concrete mix (If you have a strong back, the 80-pound bag is a better buy.)
• house numbers (Screws should be included.)
• soft copper tubing (for a decorative twist)
• three terra-cotta pots
• one 2.5 cubic-foot bag of potting soil
• three 12-inch concrete stepping stones (large enough to support pots)
• one bale pine straw mulch

Tools You Will Need

• posthole digger
• level
• hammer
• drill and a 5/64-inch metal drill bit
• screwdriver

"A Mailbox Makeover" is from the Southern Living Garden Guide 2002.