windowboxes

Facade-mounted flower containers

Windowboxes are long, narrow planting containers mounted on exterior windowsills or beneath windows.

They bring flowers, herbs, or greenery to buildings without yard space: The geraniums in her windowboxes brightened the whole street.

Also spelled as two words: window boxes.

gardening

planting

Placing seeds in earth

  • soilGround matter for planting
  • seedsPlant embryos in casings
  • wateringSupplying with moisture

herbs · flowers · annuals · perennials · geraniums · petunias · pansies · marigolds · fertilizer · drainage

decor

sill

Window's bottom ledge

wrought iron · terracotta · painted · rustic · cottage · Victorian · mounting · curb appeal · charming · lattice

urban

balcony

Raised exterior platform

rooftop · fire escape · townhouse · streetscape · verdant · oasis · greenery · compact · accessible · biodiversity

Categories
Opposites
container garden placement/type

windowboxeshanging baskets

Airborne plant containers

flowerbeds · raised beds · balcony railings

gardening scale and permanence

windowboxesorchards

Fruit tree plantations

lawns · flower beds · formal gardens · meadows · forests

scale of gardening

windowboxesestate gardens

Landscaped property of mansions

farmland · orchards · acreage · landscaped grounds · parkland

Family

windowbox

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G