Window Boxes

[Anonymous]

I am new to gardening and just put window boxes on the front widows of my house. They are pine and my house is facing North.

What should I put in them?

[Anonymous]

ops, I mean cedar.

[Anonymous]

Begonias, impatiens, maybe fuchsia come to mind.

[Anonymous]

Tulips or pansies

[Anonymous]

You can't put in tulips now. They've already bloomed and are gone. Tulip bulbs need to be planted in the fall. Impatiens, lilies, begonias, bleeding heart. Remember to use a good soil combined with a potting mix.

[Anonymous]

Facing north, your light is probably not very good. Go with plants that don't require full sun. Impatiens are probably a good bet.

My neighbors have window boxes and every July, the flowers have gotten scorched, dried out, and died. Make sure you provide them plenty of water.

[Anonymous]

And figure out how you are going to water them before you put them in.

[Anonymous]

I love when there are vinca vines in addition to colorful flowers in the window boxes. They hang down and look so graceful and pretty.

[Anonymous]

I have window boxes in that spot. I get afternoon sun. Do you? If so, try: coleus, sweet potato vine, petunias, pentas, geraniums.

My no. 1 tip is to add water crystals or granules to your potting mix so you don't have to water everyday.

[Anonymous]

Sweet potato vines are great for window boxes. Add some impatiens or portulaca for color

[Anonymous]

Advice about watering them is spot on. I suggest you get a potting soil that indicates it's got water retention crystals. I'd also avoid the impatiens this year. There's an outbreak of downy mildew that's devastating them http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/349064/description/Disease_threatens_garden_impatiens . Coleus, wax begonias and potato vines would be nice.

[Anonymous]

Please not vinca--it's invasive.

I would try stonecrop--drought tolerant, native, grows in sun or shade, deer resistant:


http://www.chesapeakenatives.org/Chesapeake_Natives/Sedum_ternatum_Wild_Stonecrop.html