Window boxes can enlarge the much desirable gardening space to small houses or enliven a window in any size of house. For those who live in a large apartment house, they provide a place to garden thus giving the impression of bringing the outdoors inside. Selection of the best flowers to plant in your window box is based on the location of window box and the type of flowers that you want to plant. Have a look at the location of your window box or where you want it to be and note the amount of sunlight it receives. This would be helpful in deciding which flowers to plant.

While shopping the plants for your window box, you need to look for any type of plant that doesn’t grow high so that you don’t thwart the view from the window. Choose if you want to plant fresh blooms in the box with each season or have leaves that look nice throughout the year and decide your plants suitably.

Make an effort and avoid the plants that require a large root base as in a window box, these types can become easily root bound and either capture other plants or die.

While planting your window box, try and put up some depth in it by planting vine type plants like ivy that spill out of the box and dangle. Behind these types of flowers, plant the lowest type foliage and make your way up to the taller plants in the back. This will make a three dimensional look, thus giving it a more professional touch.

Some of the more trendy types of flowers for window boxes include petunias, pansies, marigold, begonias and geraniums. Although they are quite seasonal, and must be replaced in the winder with plants like bittersweet and hydrangea to keep the window boxes looking fresh and alive. Herbs, chives, mint, basil and thyme are further trendy foliage that are best to planted in a kitchen window box for a quick and tangy addition to any meal.

In essence, you need seedlings that will remain fairly small, so as not to outgrow the space. Also, it’s quite essential to look for a profusion of color and long lasting flowers so you will be having enough bright petals to enjoy all through the season. Several flowers come and go quickly that it’s not even worth having them in your window.

Mix and match your picks for a lowest maintenance look while still enjoying a lovely window. Choose some plants that have nice-looking flowers standing on their own and add in some long lasting blooms like marigolds for a splash of color. This will let you have a lovely planter even when the flowering season is over.

Window boxes provide a nice way to get into the gardening regardless of where you live and add a homey feel to an otherwise dull room just by including some pretty blossoms.