Window Box Buying Guide
Easy Curb Appeal Solutions
By adding attractive window box planters you can grow edibles and create colorful window privacy too.
Our easy-to-use Window Box Buying Guide will help you get started.
Increasing curb appeal to your home is more than adding an aesthetic element to make your home beautiful. By beautifying your home's exterior with decorations and cost-effective landscaping, you also increase property value, enhancing your neighborhood in the process. Yet other benefits can be significant. In the buying guide, you will learn a step-by-step selection process - from how to measure for planter boxes to what is the best, long-lasting material to choose, with additional curb appeal ideas suggested in the mix. It's just that easy!
Regular Window Sizes
Without Shutters
Measure your window from left to right, choose a size up to 8" longer.
Regular Window Sizes
With Shutters
Measure your window from left to right and measure the width of your shutters. Choose a window box that protrudes up to 1/3 of your shutters.
Multiple Windows
Without Shutters
Measure your windows from left to right including spaces between them. Choose sizes for individual windows or one long planter. This is a personal preference for each homeowner.
Fiberglass
Lightweight, durable, won't rot, warp, bow
Endures weather extremes without damage
Customizable; suitable for many decors
Wrought Iron
Powder coated for weather resistance
Versatile use with pots, liners
Customizable; conveys old world charm
Cellular PVC
Looks like a real wood planter
Resists moisture damage, won't rot, warp
Customizable; suitable for many decors
Wood
Cedar and Redwood resists bugs and rot
Natural organic gardening container
Sustainably sourced
Galvanized
Durable, cost effective, rust resistant
Lighter weight; ideal for railings
Customizable; suitable for liners
Copper
Snail and slug deterrent, rust resistant
Richly patinas to blue-grey over time
Customizable; timeless elegance
Hardware
Complete variety of wall and railing hardware
Designed to work with our window boxes
Most shapes and sizes accommodated
Self Watering Reservoirs
Designed to fit inside most window boxes
Easy to install, water naturally wicks
Fill with water only once every 1-2 weeks
Outdoor Rated Flowers
Recipe for DIY install of faux flowers
UV rated for outdoor use
Perfect for hard to water/reach areas