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11 Window Box Design Ideas

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Find inspiration for your own window box in one of these beautiful designs.

Luscious purple adds great curb appeal to any street view window!

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Street-View Window Box

Luscious purple pops and adds great curb appeal to any street view window.

It doesn't cost a dime but assures reams of inspiration for your own garden back home: a walking tour of almost any London neighborhood will yield ideas for your own containers and window boxes. The English excel at making any space, no matter how small, a visual garden delight.

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Amazing Window Boxes

It doesn't cost a dime but assures reams of inspiration for your own garden back home: a walking tour of almost any London neighborhood will yield ideas for your own containers and window boxes. The English excel at making any space, no matter how small, a visual garden delight.

Crafted from double-walled polyethylene, this timeless window box won't chip, crack, or peel. It's also American made! Devon Window Box; <a href="http://www.grandinroad.com/x/311865?SourceCode=ZZ51121&cm_mmc=Comparison%20Shopping-_-Google%20Product%20Listings-_-NA-_-NA&BorderfreeEnabled=False&mr:trackingCode=7F037061-A6D9-E011-AC9E-001B2163195C&mr:referralID=NA&mr:device=c&mr:adType=pla&mr:ad=26013309449&mr:keyword=&mr:match=&mr:filter=37524497489" target="_blank">grandinroad.com</a>

Photo: Image courtesy of Grandin Road

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Ivy Filler

Ivy is often an ideal cascading filler for a window box display.

Photo: Williams- Sonoma at Williams-Sonoma.com

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Indoor Window Box Herbs

Create your own twist on traditional window boxes by mounting yours on the inside of a bright, sunny window. Many herbs grow well indoors, such as basil, sage, rosemary and thyme. For the most flavorful leaves, provide the brightest light you can.

Photo: Williams-Sonoma at Williams-Sonoma.com

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Herbs Close By

Keep fresh herbs close at hand with a wooden window box filled with culinary favorites, like mint, cilantro, tricolor sage and spearmint. An edging of thyme alternating with silver thyme finishes the box with a flavorful flourish.

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Gorgeous Garage

Even the most neglected, functional spaces deserve a little garden color. Brighten up a garage or storage shed window with a window box.

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Windowboxes on Outbuildings

This window box with moss filler brings a touch of elegance to an outbuilding.

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Abundant Window Box

This overflowing spring/summer window box features supertunias, sweet potato vine, dusty miller and caladiums.

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Petunia Window Box

Lilac petunias are beautifully set off against a crisp white backdrop.

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Windowbox of Succulents and Bromeliads

Vivid shades and the interesting shapes of succulents and bromeliads add a distinctive look to this window box.

Photo: Image courtesy of Ball Horticultural Company

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Window Box Wonder

A window box of 'Cool Wave Golden Yellow' pansies would brighten any outdoor space.