Definition of window box
: a box designed to hold soil for growing plants at a windowsill
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When designing window boxes or other hanging planters, keep the light colors toward the front and the dark colors toward the back.
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These can be sown directly in the garden, window box or other container.
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The problem is that our three window boxes are 24 inches long but only 5.5 inches deep.
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Eric writes: Earlier this year, a squirrel built a nest in my kitchen window box.
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From the outside, with flowers bursting from the window boxes and marionettes peeking from behind the blinds, the Portland Puppet Museum could easily pass for Geppetto’s workshop.
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From the outside, with flowers bursting from the window boxes and marionettes peeking from behind the blinds, the Portland Puppet Museum could easily pass for Geppetto's workshop.
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Self-watering window boxes, with a timer in the basement delivering water through tubes concealed in the walls.
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The second phase would be a wrap around on the corner of the building, and the third phase would be the rest of the window boxes.
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First Known Use of window box
circa 1885
WINDOW BOX Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of window box for English Language Learners
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: a long, thin box that is usually hung on the outside of a building beneath a window and that is used as a container for flowers and plants
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