Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A pink-painted building with white flowers by the window. These best flowers for window boxes will bring colorful plant life into ...

Window boxes are a wonderful way to add color and charm and curb appeal for your home. They’re great for expanding your planting area, too, whether you live in a house or apartment. You also can swap ...

Plants in window boxes need good drainage, high-quality soil, and frequent watering to flourish. Here are some of the best ...

Window boxes filled with flowers and foliage plants are a wonderful way to enhance your home's curb appeal. With spring in full swing, it's time to choose which plants you want to grow in these ...

Window boxes are containers that are usually oblong in shape and attached below windows on the outside. They're often made of wood but can be made of many different materials. I have clients who use ...

Q: I have six large wooden window boxes on the first floor of our 2-story saltbox house. The window boxes face north and receive partial sunlight. What types of plants would you recommend using?

You may not have the time and energy to weed and maintain lovely perennial flower beds — or even to grow a few tomatoes, carrots and beans. But if you love flowers, you can have a window box or a big ...

Why are some window boxes so beautiful while others are so blah? It’s all about design, according to Sonia Uyterhoeven, the gardener for public education at The New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx.

The gardening world has a tried-and-true formula for the perfect window box: a thriller, a filler and a spiller. You simply can’t go wrong with a tall red geranium amid a tranquil bed of white ...

Herbs are, for many of us, the bedrock of our gardening scheme. Each with its main culinary affinities, ornamental value, and many are best known for their delectable perfume. There is something very ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... While there are few plantings that compare to the charm of window boxes overflowing with summer flowers, these days window boxes aren’t just for windows. Now ...