UrbanWild: thank you, all good ideas. I am going to use reclaimed bricks, I have some of them, more stable and somewhat taller. My collection of containers is far from formal-----I have been putting lava rocks on top to prevent visiting cats from digging my pots and maybe using them for their bathrooms---I have seen 4 different cats some and go. I know one is from my next door neighbor, and another one from across the street, maybe more from them....because they have more than 2 cats-----owner said they are happier outdoors-----I also have visiting red foxes, and lots of squirrels. And coyotes have been seen too---I would be afraid they might think a cat is a tasty meal------Landscape cloth: is that weed barrier cloth? I have lots of them. Good idea to keep the soil running out of the containers---Thanks again.