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 ...

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?

A window box is a happy addition to any gardener's repertoire. Whether you have a large piece of property with beautiful garden borders, or you live in a townhouse with little to no garden, a window ...

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.

Colorful fall window boxes in front of the house make for a warm welcome, especially in autumn when the rest of the landscaping might look a little tired. If you've had summer annuals in your window ...

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 ...

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 ...

Window boxes are a great way to add some greenery, flowers, even fresh herbs without a lot of space for a garden, but when you plant, put your window box plants in individual pots so they don’t ...

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 ...