A Copper Window Box that Says Spring!
Posted by on March 18th, 2010in Charlotte Germane, Copper Window Box, Gardening Products, Window Boxes | No Comments
Spring Copper Window Box
Are you still shoveling snow? Or shaking your fist at the gray skies?
This bright copper window box with its trio of flowers is guaranteed to cheer you up and assure you that spring is here.
Daffodils, pansies and rock cress are comfortable with the early spring weather in most of the country (USDA zones 3-8, find your zone here). All these flowers should be waiting for you at your local garden center.
- Classic yellow trumpet daffodil, Narcissus ‘Dutch Master’
- Pansy, Viola cornuta ‘Sorbet™ Beaconsfield’
- Rock cress, Arabis caucasica ‘Snowcap’
The energy of this floral group comes from the mix of colors. The yellow daffodils and blue-violet pansies have intense hues. The foaming white flowers of rock cress pack a punch—white always calls attention to itself. The yellow daffodils echo the warm color of the H. Potter copper window box and the blue-violet pansies complement the copper
This collection of flowers wants full sun or part-sun. Plant them in window boxes on the south and west sides of your house.
These spring blooms will dress up your home, delight your neighbors, and gladden the hearts of dog-walkers. The view from inside your house, looking out through the yellow daffodil petals, will be an unexpected pleasure.
Spring window box flowers through the seasons
The plants can move into your flowerbeds when you change your window box display.
- Buy blooming daffodils in pots and place the pots inside the window box. When the flowers fade you can choose to save the bulbs for planting in your garden. To do so, remove the potted daffodils to a sunny spot, snip off the spent flowers, and water the plants until the foliage turns brown. Store the daffodil bulbs for fall planting, following the advice of the American Daffodil Society.
- Pansies are short-lived perennials and will persist until the weather warms up. Plant them in part-sun.
- Rock cress is perennial in USDA zones 3-9. Plant it in your garden when you’re ready for a new window box design. If you have hot summers, keep the rock cress out of afternoon sun. Prune after flowering and divide it every two years.
Watch a new video of this copper window box and see if it’s the right one for you.