Tips for Planting a Spring Window Box

A spring window box is a great way to add flowers to your house when the rest of your garden is not ready to bloom yet. Window boxes are a quick and easy way to add a cheery display in an otherwise unused part of your house.

Here are some tips to help you plant a stunning spring display of flowers in a window box that will flourish well into summer.

Choosing a Window Box
There are as many window boxes as there are types of flowers, but they basically come in two different styles. Concrete, plastic and terra cotta boxes are meant to be rested on a windowsill and not necessarily hung or screwed into a window frame or wall of a house. Wire framed and wooden window boxes are two of the best options because they can be hung anywhere and easily match several home styles. Choose a window box that suits the style of your home and can be attached to or set into your window the easiest.

Preparing Your Window Box
You need to think of your window box as an extension of your garden, which means you also have to treat and prepare it as a garden. Window boxes do require a little more preparation though because of how contained they are. Before planting make sure you drill holes into the bottom or sides of the box where it is going to be attached to your home.

If you are using a wooden, terra cotta, or concrete planter you will need to line the entire box with plastic. Fill the entire window box with potting soil and mix in organic fertilizer for potted plants.

Planting Your Spring Window Box
For a cheery spring window box plant tulips, hyacinths, daffodils and spring lilies. Pansies and violas are another great flower to add to your box because they thrive in cool spring weather.

Plant your spring flowers close together in a pattern so that your box looks balanced and full. For example, daffodils and lilies can be planted on the ends of the box with a couple row of tulips in the center of the box. Finish of the box with a couple viola plants along the front edge of the box where they can drape over the side as they grow.

Finally, fill in the area around your plants with more soil so that the soil is mounded over the top of the window box. Water the entire window box well and keep soils moist.