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Planter elements for use individually or in various combinations for a wide variety of uses and which are easily assembled for compact storage/shipment. A base element is a box-like structure having four walls, open at the top and bottom. The walls are attached to posts at the four corners with uppe

Planter elements for use individually or in various combinations for a wide variety of uses and which are easily assembled for compact storage/shipment. A base element is a box-like structure having four walls, open at the top and bottom. The walls are attached to posts at the four corners with upper surfaces of the posts in a common plane within the space surrounded by the walls and lower surfaces in a common plane below such space, permitting two or more of these elements to be stacked atop and releasably attached to one another, or be placed under or over other elements, as well as being optionally secured in place directly upon the ground. A similarly constructed element, termed an extension box, may be placed atop the base to increase its effective height, or may be used separately or in combination with other elements. The base and/or extension box elements may be supported upon and releasably attached to a cooperatively structured dolly element for convenient movement. An element having removable side walls, e.g., of transparent plastic or open-mesh screen and/or fabric, may be used individually, directly on the ground, or placed upon the base or extension box. A lid member, also preferably having a replaceable panel, may be placed on the base or other elements in either substantially sealed or spaced relation thereto, by turning the lid over, for different applications. A trellis structure may be employed individually or releasably attached to the base or extension box which include internal members which may be selectively positioned to support the trellis or to provide another function. The adjustable trellis offers a wide variety of configurations for physical support of plants and other devices to promote growth and protect plants.

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1. A planter unit for agricultural/horticultural uses, said unit comprising: a) a four-sided box-like body having a pair of opposing side walls and a pair of opposing end walls, open at the top and bottom, said side and end walls meeting at four corners; b) four, elongated comer posts extending alo

1. A planter unit for agricultural/horticultural uses, said unit comprising: a) a four-sided box-like body having a pair of opposing side walls and a pair of opposing end walls, open at the top and bottom, said side and end walls meeting at four corners; b) four, elongated comer posts extending along parallel axes, a respective one of said comer posts being positioned within said walls at each of said four corners of said body with one of each of said side and end walls affixed to each of said comer posts, said side and end walls having upper and lower edges in common first and second planes, respectively; c) said corner posts having upper surfaces in a common, third plane, parallel to and spaced downwardly from said first plane, within said body, and lower surfaces in a common fourth plane, parallel to and spaced downwardly from said second plane, outside said body; and d) at least one clip affixed to a vertical side of each of said corner posts and extending from an upper end within said body, through said fourth plane, laterally adjacent said lower surface, to a lower end below said fourth plane, outside said body; e) a dolly unit having a flat sheet member with upper and lower surfaces, a plurality of wheel means mounted to said lower surface, and support means connected to said sheet member, at least portions of said support means being positioned outwardly of said sheet member in a plane parallel to and below said sheet member upper surface for placement of at least two of said side and end wall lower edges upon said support means, said sheet member dimensioned to fit closely within and surrounded by said side and end walls and having a rectangular periphery with cut-out corners, the portions of said comer posts extending downwardly below said second plane positioned in said cut-out corners of said sheet member.