apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time

Lovely. I like both the before and the after. I installed flower boxes recently too. Unfortuately, my homeowners association doesn't approve, so I have to take them down.

that sucks! whats wrong w/them?

Um - you can't see the plants very well...

Great window boxes. Plants are too small. The fullness of more mature plants or even hanging plants will draw attention to the beautiful new boxes and green up your view too.

i want to see a closeup of the new plants :) they seem a little small but with some love they will get a little bigger eventually.

we use to have window boxes when I was a child but my doggies would always knock them over if someone was staring out the window. :\

What does Cynthia have planted? Details, please! I like both before & after, tho -- well done.

Hi there, Cynthia here. I uploaded some top views of the window boxes so you can see the plants a bit more.

http://flickr.com/photos/pookndamon/sets/72157603101274473/

They're brand new, baby plants so they are quite small. I overplanted my last containers and the plants took off and got crowded fast so I gave these plants more room. I thought about the lack of a trailing plant AFTER the plants had been purchased and planted. Next time, I guess. I chose cool windowboxes intentionally so they'll look good regardless of the state of the plants.

Annie's is a great place. But I'd have started with something a little bigger, so you don't have to wait for 6-pac plants to grow. Height is always important with windowboxes, since you're planting for two views.

Uh, hello, poster? The change is not "quite dramatic" at all. She went from white wooden box to brown wicker box. No new paint, plants barely visible, didn't even clean the mark off the house from the old box's bracket. Where is the "drama"? Not here.

Griffin, clearly I'm reading the comments and even if I weren't, what makes it OK to say such rude things?

Everyone, you're commenting on my AFTER picture and I've clearly stated that I'm happy with the results. I can't believe I've characterized the AT community as positive and supportive when mentioning the site to others.

What exactly was rude? Everything I said is perfectly true, albeit a bit sarcastic, because I don't see any "drama" at all.

If you're going to allow pics of your home to be posted on the internet and allow comments, you can't expect everyone to like it. I don't. So there. Deal. But I'm glad you're happy with the results.

Perhaps you should direct your misplaced anger at "superrenee" who said your project "sucks." Now that's rude.

Poor thin-skinned Californians.

Good start Cynthia It will do wonders when they mature! I hope you have cascading blooming hardy plants! I see window boxes becoming really popular in S.F neighborhoods. look closely and you my even attract an occasional butterfly are bee! Our true summer is still yet to come!

For those poo-pooing the small plants - she planted the right thing. For the health of the plants, you are much better off planting small plants (they will quickly mature) than large ones. Plus, it is more economical. And in CA where the growing season is nearly endless, she doesn't have to worry about it being later in the summer to plant.

Well done! Looks great!

You have inspired me to window-box my top floor. Bravo!

A nice improvement! I'm it will look really nice when the plants mature. Personally i might prefer a more classic style in a slightly larger size. Although i do like to see a little contrast with the color of the house and of the window boxes. Check out this site for a huge collection of window boxes : http://www.hooksandlattice.com/windowbox25.html

Send us an update when the plants grow in! How about a trellis panel cut to fit over the corrugated plastic on the neighbors fencing. Thank you!

This wasn't the point, but now I am excited to paint my plastic "terracotta" planter boxes for next year.
With the humid weather I get, wicker doesn't do too well. I would think wicker would do really well on a covered porch's railings though.