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Create Flower Window Boxes
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Flower window boxes are a perfect way
to add beauty outside your home, but also inside--by
creating a floral view from your windows.
By simply planting tall flowers in your window boxes, you
can add a floral view to any room. Moreover, by
interspersing silk flowers with your natural plants, you can
have flower window boxes that bloom year round.
So consider spending one afternoon installing flower window
boxes beneath the main windows of your home. This small
investment of time and money, will add great beauty to your
life.
Selecting the Right Flower Window Boxes:
Like all beautiful things, flower window boxes should follow
some symmetry guidelines. To begin with, if you have three
windows on the front of your house, don’t hang a flower
window box just on one. All three should get a flower window
box to keep a symmetrical look.
In addition, the size of your windows should dictate the
size of the flower window boxes you choose. Ideally the two
will be close in size. However, if you are buying ready-made
flower window boxes, you might have to be flexible about the
size. Therefore, choose boxes that are either the same size
or smaller than your window.
Plastic vs. Wood Flower Window Boxes:
Plastic flower window boxes are cheaper and hardier, but
they are less attractive. Consider instead either making
your own flower window boxes out of wood or buying ready
made wooden window boxes.
Be sure to paint the boxes with weatherproof paint or stain,
to guard them from the elements. It’s a good idea to use a
paint that acts as a beautiful accent to the exterior colors
of your home. For example, paint the flower window boxes
with the same color as your front door.
It’s very important to line the inside of your flower window
boxes with plastic, to protect the wood from the soil and
water. Take a heavy duty garbage bag and staple it along the
inside walls, until your flower window boxes look all black
or white on the inside.
Planting Your Flower Window Boxes:
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