Plant these hard-to-kill flowers in a window box

The garden is offered in all shapes, sizes and locations, including growing from a window-mounted box. Also, the window box may not look like a garden in the traditional sense, but think of it as a mini version. Grow everything from herbs and small vegetables, to flowers..

Besides that, there is also a window box with flowers Become part of the home’s outdoor design and landscape architecture.. And when you look inside, these flowers will automatically become part of your view (even if the rest of your view is a parking lot or an alley full of trash cans).

However, due to their location (attached to a house or building), it is not possible to plant only flowers in a window box and assume that it grows and prospers. Shade and should be determined based on which plants work best with different combinations of sunlight. Here are some examples of the most difficult flowers to plant in a window box.

The perfect flower for a sun-filled window box

For south-facing or west-facing windows Recommended by Farmers’ Almanac Plant these flowers:

upright

• Mugwort
• Dusty Miller
• lavender
• Marigold
• Miniature rose
• Opal and bush basil
• Ornamental chili pepper
• Periwinkle
• Rosemary
• Rose scented geranium
• Salvia

Trailing

• Sweet potato vine
• Dwarf soapworts
• “Homestead Purple” Verbena
• NasTurtium
• Geranium with the scent of peppermint
• petunia
• pink
• Based on rosemary
• Tradescantia
• Strawberry
• Sweet marjoram
• time

climbing

• Carolina Jasmine
• Golden hop
• Honeysuckle
• jasmine
• Miniature climbing rose
• Moon vine

The perfect flower for a shaded window box

For shaded north-facing windows Recommended by Farmers’ Almanac Plant these flowers:

upright

• Astilbe
• Cardinal flower
• Coleus
• English daisy
• Ferns (Adiantum capillus, tassel, Boston, asparagus)
• Garden heliotrope
• Hosta
• Impatiens
• Johnny Jump Up
• Lamb’s Year
• Lemon balm
• Renten rose
• Mop head hydrangea
• pansy
• parsley
• Snapdragon
• Tropical foliage plants
• Wax begonia

Trailing

• Creeping Myrtle
• Fuchsia
• peppermint
• Clematis
• Versatile English or Algerian ivy
• Inch plant (Spiderwort)

climbing

• Clematis
• Chinese trumpet vine

Not sure how to start planting a window box garden?this Previous Lifehacker post I will explain the procedure.