Whether you do a fall planting of miniature daffodils snowdrops or hyacinths for springtime bloom or you do a late spring planting of lilies alliums or dwarf gladiolus for summertime bloom be sure to tuck a few bulbs and corms into your window boxes for added impact.
Best autumn flowers for window boxes.
Because most types grow rather tall as much as 6 feet these are plants best suited for very large containers.
As container plants they do best when planted in rich soil and kept moist but not soggy.
This easy to care perennial has a soft corner for partial shade and moist but well drained soil.
Vinca flowers are well known for their delicate array of glossy foliage and colorful blooms from summer to fall.
This box features a variegated pelargonium the red and green leaves.
A window box planted in autumn with colorful succulents will grow during the winter and produce flowers in early spring.
Not a succulent flower like aeonium blue chalk senecio and duddleya.
The top portion which is sitting in the windowpane has blooms with shades of red.
The next levels have blue and white flowers that look lovely together.
The blue or indigo purple flowers of aster are a symbol of the fall garden and can work equally well in a fall container garden.
Since the window box is comprised for individual planters it is easy to arrange the blooms to your liking.
The orchid like flowers of toad lilies blossoms at the time when most plants have finished blooming from late summer to the end of the fall.