Saturday, April 30, 2016

By Dennis Hall


Decorating the outside of your house can take on a specialized look if you take advantage of a popular way of growing things. A window box Cincinnati home owners like can be used for your home. This makes it easy to have beautiful things inside and outside of your home in a balanced way.

The number of locations where these helpful containers can be found might surprise you. They are available from hardware and home improvement stores. Garden centers not only have them but also plans for building your own. You can also find them online in many formats, primarily on the do it yourself building websites.

The ones that most people use are built out of left over wood from other projects. Some use other containers, such as wood crates and plastic bins to make these helpful containers. There are many ways to construct these boxes and your imagination is the best guide as to what is available and what can be made out of what.

Most boxes of this type are placed, or attached, in windows. That is where they get their name. You will find that many plants have varying requirements for sunlight. Some need a lot, others only a few minutes per day. This makes it possible to have one of these in just about every window you have.

Most of these boxes are attached, firmly, to an outside sill. This is so they do not fall out and to assist in holding the weight that most of them will have. Since most of them stay attached, year round, they should be treated as part of the house for cleaning and painting purposes.

The plantings that can be in these helpful containers can be anything you wish to place in them. Anything that can fit has been put in these by many people. You may have herbs that are used in the kitchen in one right outside the kitchen window. There may then be flowers or some other beautiful things outside a bedroom, family room or dining area.

There are some fairly simple rules of gardening that must be followed when planting things in these. This is a good thing about them. They are right there, just outside, so taking care of them is easy. You will need soil and that is in your yard or at the garden center down the road.

The level of nutrients must be verified, as usual. This can be done with simple tests available from any garden center or county extension service. You can find what grows the best in these by discussing your needs at any garden center with knowledgeable staff members. Plants have a good effect on the environment and you are doing your part for beautifying the neighborhood.




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