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A '''windowbox''' is a [[box]] for growing [[plants]] |
A '''windowbox''' or '''window box''' is a [[box|container]] for growing [[plants]] usually positioned outside a [[window]] and supported in place by [[bracket]]s on the wall below. |
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[[Image:Window box.jpg|thumb|200px|A window box]] |
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Window boxes are often used by apartment-dwellers on higher floors, who do not otherwise have access to a garden or place to grow [[flower]]s, and allow the plants to be readily seen by those inside the property as well as outside. A window box is usually only 6[[inch|"]]-8" (150-200[[centimetre|cm]]) deep so will not support tall plants. Access for planting and maintenance will be via the window from indoors. |
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Sometimes a box will be placed inside a [[kitchen]] window in order to grow [[herb]]s or other supplies for a [[chef]] as an easily accessed miniature [[kitchen garden]]. |
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===External links=== |
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*[http://www.windowbox.com Windowbox.com] |
*[http://www.windowbox.com Windowbox.com] |
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*[http://www.bumblebee.org/Windowbox.htm Bumblebee.org Windowbox Info] |
*[http://www.bumblebee.org/Windowbox.htm Bumblebee.org Windowbox Info] |
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*[http://flowerframers.com/flowerboxeshelpfultips.htm Flower Framers Tips] |
*[http://flowerframers.com/flowerboxeshelpfultips.htm Flower Framers Tips] |
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Related topics |
===Related topics=== |
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*[[Urban gardening]] |
*[[Urban gardening]] |
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*[[Container gardens]] |
*[[Container gardens]] |
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Revision as of 20:06, 29 May 2006
A windowbox or window box is a container for growing plants usually positioned outside a window and supported in place by brackets on the wall below.
Window boxes are often used by apartment-dwellers on higher floors, who do not otherwise have access to a garden or place to grow flowers, and allow the plants to be readily seen by those inside the property as well as outside. A window box is usually only 6"-8" (150-200cm) deep so will not support tall plants. Access for planting and maintenance will be via the window from indoors.
Sometimes a box will be placed inside a kitchen window in order to grow herbs or other supplies for a chef as an easily accessed miniature kitchen garden.