Q-Last summer in Austria I couldn`t get over the incredible profusion of flowers on the ivy geraniums. Are the window-box varieties available in America? A-Today`s balcony geraniums do go all to bloom ...

These best flowers for window boxes will bring colorful plant life into your home, even if you don’t have a garden. Consider these blooms and greens to brighten the exterior of your home or apartment.

Selecting plants with compact growth habits is essential for maximizing space in window boxes. Petunias, pansies, and ...

You may not have the time and energy to weed and maintain lovely perennial flower beds — or even to grow a few tomatoes, carrots and beans. But if you love flowers, you can have a window box or a big ...

Window boxes are charming miniature gardens with all the same horticultural potential of a big flowerbed in the ground. Because the scale is limited, you'll need to concentrate on smaller plants, but ...

Window boxes make for the perfect design elements to the exterior of your home. With the right flowers, they can serve as a downright stunning focal point of your backyard. Whether you choose a ...

BOISE, Idaho — Geraniums are some of the prettiest and most popular flowers for home gardeners. They come in a variety of colors and look great as accents in containers and hanging baskets. We learn ...

What’s in a name? The name geranium brings several things to mind: The stalwart red blooms we see everywhere from memorial plants marking a loved-ones grave to mass borders in ahome landscape to a ...

Window boxes have a certain reputation. They’re quaint, they’re cottage-core, they’re fussy. And while there are reasons for these preconceptions, there’s a lot more to the window box than all that.

Do you want to improve the curb appeal of your house? Adding a window box planter is one way to do that. The outlook of your home is as important as the indoor look is. Window boxes are very special ...

Q: As of Nov. 10, my geraniums are still beautiful and lush outdoors. Most people think they’re fake and wonder how they can still be alive. I suppose the heat from the brick keeps them alive, and ...