What kind of plants should I put in our window boxes?

Any ideas?

Looking for something that flowers continuously , and needs direct or indirect sunlight.

These plants will go on the patio.

Looking for something that is easy to care for as well.

Thanks for any help.

What kind of plants should I put in our window boxes?
begonias , pansy, petunias, marigolds, lavender, impatients but they cant handle direct sun, If you have a way for them to climb you could plant morning glory seeds in the box and let them go crazy.
Reply:At the moment I have primroses, daffodils and Ivy's but I will change again in the summer to Fuchsias, lobelia, bizzie lizzies and other varities.
Reply:umm....where do you live, what type of climate?

are the plants for summer only?

you will need to dead head (remove spent flowers) to keep them blooming. otherwise they will go to seed. it's nice to have a combination of "uprights" with trailers and in between plants (filler). Mix sizes, shapes, foliage, and textures, smaller flowers to large flowers, for interest. color scheme is up to you. Also if you start from annual paks, do not overstuff or overplant the windowboxes; fewer is better! the plants will need root room to grow and thrive and it's better to space them apart and let them grow into their size. If you live in a place that is continually warm, you will need to change the soil and plants, and buy new plants and replace the soil when the old ones get rootbound or ratty.



Also think foliage color, not just flower color. foliage plants are easy! for instance, silver or lime green helichrysum looks great with reds and dark purples and oranges! Coleus tucked into a planting looks great and comes in many colors and is bold.



general rule for windowboxes is to use bedding plants; meaning they are not too tall to obscure the view out the window.



some favorite container plants; geraniums, petunias, ageratum, dwarf snapdragons, patio dahlias, lantana, trailing verbena, brachyscombe, nemesia, gerbera daisy, portulaca, linaria fairy bouquet, miniature roses, dwarf zinnias and marigolds .

there are lots of great books in the library on great container garden plants.

You can do spring plantings too, but will need to replace plants or put in shadier spot in the garden when weather warms. spring bloomers: anemone, ranunculus, tulips hyacinths, primroses, pansies,
Reply:Triffids.
Reply:Impatients are nice, and last for months. You do have to replace them yearly though.



In Europe they had lots of window boxes with begonias. They were just beautiful!

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