When selecting plants for your window boxes, you can use only one type of flower, or mix it up, repeating the same plant a ...

Window boxes adorned with greenery and florals ... rounded leaves cascade from planters and look very much like trailing vines. Its small yellow flowers are pretty but don’t stick around long.

Creeping Jenny, known as Lysimachia nummularia in the plant world, is a super hardy, bright and dainty perennial. It's green and gold foliage and trailing habits makes it an ideal window box idea.

Perennial plants with trailing habits and even woody vines ... several edibles do well in hanging baskets, window boxes, and large pots. George’s top pick: strawberries. Strawberries offer ...

Now window boxes beautify walls ... Arrange the flowers and plants with tall plants in back, trailing and vining plants in front, and fill in with medium-sized plants. Instead of planting in ...

The first that come to mind are petunias, especially the trailing varieties ... Farm It’s always a good idea to check plants in exposed window boxes daily during the summer to see if they ...

And while window boxes may not seem like gardens in the traditional sense, think of them as mini versions, where you can grow everything from herbs and small vegetables, to flowers. Beyond that ...

Plant or purchase container gardens. Kill invasive weeds before they go to seed. Q. I have a window box that has become ... begonias, and trailing sweet potato vine with purple or chartreuse ...

Many plants will thrive in a rectangular window box, but for an ever-changing display, try planting with a selection of permanent plants for year-round interest plus some annual flowers ...