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Bring Charm to Your Home’s Exterior with Window Boxes
Friday, February 9, 2018
If you wish to increase your home’s curb appeal and adding a new coat of paint to achieve this purpose is out of your budget, you can still add visual interest and color to your home with window boxes filled with flowers.
These boxes come in different styles and are mostly made of iron, wood, aluminum, vinyl and copper, so you can easily find the style that best complements the exterior of your home. Window boxes generally are best for adding an old-world charisma to your home, but there are also modern options available, if you don’t prefer old-fashioned style.
Flower boxes particularly best suit Mediterranean homes, homes that are similar to those built in the European countryside or façades that only need a touch of color.
Why Consider Using Window Boxes?
Flower boxes improve the drab exterior of the home by adding color to it and that’s why most homeowners prefer filling window boxes with flowers. However, window boxes are useful for other purposes as well.
For example, plants or flowers on a windowsill can increase your privacy by blocking the direct view into the home.
Did you ever think about having a garden of fresh herbs or vegetables, but the trouble of managing a big backyard put you off from doing so? Well, with a garden on your windowsill you can have the same vegetables or fresh herbs in a space that is more manageable and maintenance-friendly, too!
If you use quality potting soil, you won’t have to worry about extra yard work to prevent weed seeds from destroying your plants. When you plant flowers, vegetables or herbs in window boxes with good quality soil, there’ll be fewer weeds as compared to similar planting done in the open ground.
If you can’t allocate time to maintenance, you can choose artificial flowers that do not need watering, weeding and no special care other than dusting to remove the dirt.
Tips and Ideas for Using Window Boxes
Here are a few tips and ideas to help you with your window boxes.
- Anything that’s grown in window boxes requires more watering, so be sure to care for your plants and flowers in the box, otherwise they won’t last long.
- Window boxes are great for vegetables that grow well in small spaces like radishes or green onions.
- Homeowners with small backyards should consider flower boxes on their windowsills as they require little space.
- Window boxes can give you the whimsical feeling of fairy or butterfly garden.
Planting in Window Boxes
If you’re looking for privacy, consider plants that grow to a good height like daffodils. If you wish to maintain a small healthy garden, consider planting fresh herbs or vegetables. If there are gaps between plants, use pansies to fill up the gaps with color.
If you only wish to increase the curb appeal of your home, consider using custom made flower boxes that are durable, easy-to-hang, versatile and attractive. Visit Flower Framers of Cincinnati for different kinds of flower boxes and select the one that best fits the style of your home.
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