50 Recipes for Colorful Window Boxes Author:Richard Bird Window boxes can be the ultimate decorative touch for your house, providing brilliant color and year-round focal points. Take the hard work out of gardening with these 50 ready-made successful planting projects for every season and mood: look out on a cold gray day and greet a cluster of golden daffodils; open a window on a warm spring morning t... more »o the smell of new blooms. Enjoy glorious autumn accents; always have bright evergreens in winter. The projects are so varied: try mixed plantings, one-color themes, and herbs, as well as ornamental fruits and vegetables. Each "recipe" tells you exactly what and how many plants to use, how to plant and maintain them, and how to make small modifications for your own personal style.« less