Window and Flower Boxes

Most flower boxes today are made of plastic, but you'll still find them in sheet metal, steel, or special woods. Some have cleverly designed water storage and fertilisation-- even automated greening systems. Besides the classic geranium, many other plants found in your regional flower stores and garden centres make lovely window box flowers.

As a rule, small arrangements aren't impressive when designing window boxes, because a single flower box on a big wall usually gets lost. Aesthetically, it is better to install several, or at least to do so at all windows on one storey/level. Naturally, fitting all the windows of a facade with flower boxes creates the most unified appearance.

Flower boxes are usually mounted on an existing window sill. If a sill is not available, a bracket can be mounted on the outer wall, or planter support brackets / grids can be screwed on.  

During a storm, these window boxes can be blown away, especially if they are old or dried out (and therefore light). Various devices help to prevent this: horizontal protective rods screwed onto the wall, protective boards, or sturdy protective gratings.

Flower boxes can also be combined with a facade greening! They can act as a dash of colour on a vine-covered wall, or on a higher floor they can supplement a wall greening below (when, say, the greening is designed for only one level).

With their different designs and unusual materials, the boxes and planters themselves can become head-turners ~ especially if they are made of ceramic or have special patterns in the grating, or if they hang down with their vibrant colour for pedestrians... it can stop them in their tracks!