Instead of three different plants choose three different colors of the best plants for planter boxes in shade.
Shade loving flowers for window boxes.
Exhausted annuals remind you that summer leisure is about.
Let the seeds germinate and fill the box with bright blue flowers.
Whether you do a fall planting of miniature daffodils snowdrops or hyacinths for springtime bloom or you do a late spring planting of lilies alliums or dwarf gladiolus for summertime bloom be sure to tuck a few bulbs and corms into your window boxes for added impact.
It s a stunning look.
This is a plant that likes a lot of humidity but they will grow and spread best in the shade.
Shade loving plants with colorful foliage.
Or these hanging baskets that are lush and spilling.
Orchids benefit from living outdoors at least part of the year basking in the refreshing breezes and natural humidity of the landscape.
But sometimes what we need are great examples of eye catching color that thrive in lower light and shade.
Most varieties of fuchsia love the shade so as long as you avoid putting your window box in full sun the plant will reward you all season long with extravagant purple and pink blossoms.
Impatiens accent white 3.
Often overlooked for window boxes are foolproof flowering bulbs.
The ideal light is bright filtered shade.
Here red white and hot pink impatiens fill a window box and provide a more cheerful view than the wall of dogwood foliage.
It s just plain sad to watch window box plants die off at the end of a long growing season.
There are lots of annuals that grow well in shade and in window boxes.
Surprisingly a window box display is an excellent way to highlight several orchids that are in bloom at the same time.
For this method don t plant anything else with it.
The best perennials to plant in window boxes.
We all know about sunny loving plants for containers like these window boxes overflowing with petunias all along the deck rails.