The best perennials to plant in window boxes.
Evergreen plants window box flower planting.
It s just plain sad to watch window box plants die off at the end of a long growing season.
Ivy is probably the number one choice for an evergreen in a window box.
In late winter the foliage may get a little flat but it will perk up again in spring.
Like with blanket flowers you should pinch off the dead flowers to keep the plants blooming longer.
In summer creamy white fragrant flowers emerge from the center of the plant on 3 to 6 foot tall stems.
Learn how to create a breathtaking window box for shade lovers with vinca begonias impatiens and variegated foliage.
Large clusters of bright flowers including some brilliant blue ones that are very striking make this a very popular container plant.
Evergreen plants are the ultimate in low maintenance window boxes.
Pull off the old foliage to maintain a tidy appearance.
Use evergreen plants as a durable all season backdrop to your other window box elements or as the main attraction in your window planter.
But holly and small conifers can work well too.
The entire plant is edible including the seeds and including some in your salad really makes it look fancy.
Nasturtium plants form a mounding tumble of lily pad like leaves and bright cheerful flowers.
Fill a full sun planter with pansies geraniums verbena and cascading sweet potato vine.
They will survive through the year eliminating the need to replant as the seasons change.
Although they prefer the cooler seasons if kept watered they should bloom all season.
8 verbena verbena sp what verbena flowers lack in size they make up for in number.
Here are six window box plants you can grow all year round in your boxes.
Window boxes provide the opportunity to grow flowers fruit veg and herbs outdoors without the need for a garden.
Advertisement when planting up your window box there are a few things you need to take into account.
Other lovely evergreen euphorbias to grow include euphorbia x pasteurii.
You may need to rotate what plants are in the box during any given season but with these choices you ll have something growing in your box most of the months of the year.