I’m always amazed at the window boxes i’d see in Europe, so amazing! When I was in Texas, I had petunias in hanging baskets on my protected east-facing balcony. They got watered every 12 hours and if I could get home for lunch I’d have watered them in between.

bpath, the only things that will thrive in mine (it’s pretty shallow) are purslane/portulaca and dracaena spikes. It’s a labor of love. :D

Last year (I have the same this year). Later in the season, they spilled over much more:

How embarrassing to see this compared to the one above. 😄

Last house, I had a beautiful deep one in a shady area, I was able to layer it with a wide variety of things.

That better be a giant house.

Cute story - ridiculously huge window box!

Maddie, I think it is a big house. Her account just popped up, I’m currently exploring. She has beautiful flower pictures!

Gorgeous! So lush and beautiful. When I get home, I may plant some window boxes on my bedroom balcony.

Pics if you do, Zalco! I’ll bet you’re ready for some cooler weather, huh? :)

DLM, it is funny — how she described running to beat the camera timer. :D

b, I have many times considered faux plants, but I think the heat and sun here would dry them out/fade them too much. There are some very pretty and real-looking ones I’ve seen.

I decorate mine for fall and winter, too. :)

I'm impressed! I mixed it up this year and planted red geraniums and Cannas in my container gardens. Woo hoo me--had to go through withdrawal and NOT plant Vinca vines with the geraniums.

… every 26 minutes. lol! Her window box is gorgeous and must be huge!

I have north-side shady boxes and favor impatiens. I tried begonias in one box last year and they looked great all through the (rainy) summer, then they turned a fantastic red for autumn.

'10 minutes after this final photo, the weight of the window box caused the complete and devastating failure of the house wall. Under the rubble, first responders were saddened to find the body of the owner. Services to be determined; please, send no flowers.'

Seriously, how much potting soil supports that lushness???

Ha! 😄

It's one thing to plant out a box like that, it's another to keep it going for a couple of months even. A month, sure. Three . . . that's tricky. It's not just water, there are soil and fertilizer issues, and pruning, etc. It's a battle I fight every year.

We had boxes made from Azek for a few windows on the rear of our old house. The longest was seven feet long. i dont have any pictures right at hand of it in a moment of blooming glory, but beautiful, lush green ivy was always growing in the boxes and flowering annuals were planted around it.