Like any avid gardener, the constant questions we have in and around the garden seem to be endless. What to buy, what to plant, why is there a bare spot in my perennial border are all questions we're faced with as gardeners.
Having window boxes in many ways is a blessing. Having beautiful cosmos and nasturtiums cascading down from windowsills is absolutely stunning if maintained and cared for properly.
However, during the months between October and late April, they begin to look somewhat bland, uninspiring, and worst of all... vacant.
Instead of filling them with faux garland and lights, we did something different this year. My mother came up with the idea to use our prunings from everywhere else in the garden to create a visual masterpiece. With a couple of spotlights, these arrangements beautify our property, our home, and serve almost as a centerpiece would for a table!
We started out with empty planters at first, we filled them with leftover potting soil which served almost as floral foam would for an indoor arrangement; Offering support and moisture to the cuttings.
First we started in the back with prunings from our pine trees. We then intermixed small
branches that fell from our trees here. In between the branches we mixed in fresh cuttings from our holly bushes here. For some flora and color, we put in the last of the hydrangea blooms as the forefront and center of these arrangements. Beneath them we layered fresh cypress cuttings , and the end result is really stunning. You can not add hydrangea blooms and actually put fresh or faux glittered fruit as a cute substitute.We eventually did add a string of lights to these pretty window boxes.
Good luck with all of your winter window box creations! Send me pictures of your creations!
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