If you want to dress up your porch, deck, or garden with some greenery, consider taking a DIY approach with outdoor planter box plans. Building elevated planter boxes offer several advantages, ...

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Add drama to your winter planter box ideas with layers of plants in varying heights and textures. With window flower boxes, more is more! Magnolia leaves are often featured in holiday wreaths and ...

Window box planters are perfect for gardeners who have limited space but still want to grow flowers or simply want to add more color to the outside of their homes. However, not all plants are suitable ...

Measure the width of the window across the front from end to end and cut a piece of lumber using a hand saw to this length. A 1-by-4 piece of lumber works well, but you can use any size that you’d ...

Whether you’re a pro gardener, a novice looking to flex your green thumb, or an urbanite with zero outdoor space, window boxes are a low-commitment way to grow summer plants, flowers, and herbs.

If you enjoy gardening or gazing upon flowers and foliage, choose a window box to enliven your space. Window boxes are simple in design — they’re skinny rectangular pots — and this only adds to their ...