window boxes

Façade flower containers

Window boxes are long, narrow planters designed to sit on or attach to windowsills, typically on the exterior of a building.

They bring gardens to urban apartments and add curb appeal to houses: The window boxes overflowed with red geraniums.

The term occasionally refers to boxes that fit inside windows for storage or display.

flowers

petunia

Funnel-shaped garden flower

pansy · lobelia · nasturtium · alyssum · fuchsia · coleus · salvia · verbena · sweet potato vine · cascading

curb appeal

façade

False outward appearance

aesthetic · welcoming · streetscape · frontage · cottage · quaint · picturesque · decorative · ornamental · cheerful

planting

soil

Ground matter for planting

fertilizer · perlite · vermiculite · peat · mulch · irrigation · watering · seeds · germination · transplanting

hardware

bracket

Support or category

sill · ledge · wrought iron · wooden · terracotta · fiberglass · plastic · galvanized · adjustable · anchoring

Categories
Opposites
container mounting/placement

window boxeshanging baskets

Airborne plant containers

Family

wind, window, windows, windowed, windowpane, windowless, boxwood, window box, windowing

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G