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Outdoor garden tour {window boxes}

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I have always adored outdoor plant window boxes!

{This old house}

Galvanized Tapered Window Boxes

{Hooks and Lattice}

Just thinking of all the pretty flower choices I will have per season, to add color to the front of ourhome

Window Boxes

So, of course on Mike’s day off, what did I ask of him?

You guessed it…

I wanted simple black lightly distressed window boxes.

Being I am a newb at this, I was not sure of the kind of flowers I wanted, so I went fairly simple.

the creeping jenny I thought would look nice growing over the boxes…AGAIN, I am a newb at this.

So far the Marigolds are taking off like crazy!

I can’t wait until they start getting full and really taking off.

Hopefully!

I will show you a little of what I have planted throughout the years, that is actually doing quite well.

My Clematis was full of blooms last week, however, I missed my snap opp. ewww…I see a bug!

This is next to the clematis…

Love the smell of Jasmine…How about as you are walking up to our door, you get a wonderful sniff first..

ewww…I just noticed another bug ! Good thing Mike sprayed today!

We have BUGS!

So far so good.  We shall take a look in about a month or so.

Thanks for taking a quick outdoor garden tour with me.

There is more I will be showing you soon.

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Comments

  1. Mary says

    May 15 at 8:18 am

    Beautiful! You did a fine job with your window boxes! You also have creeping jenny ( fig) growing up your wall. It is just a variegated form with the different shades on the leaves. Very pretty! We have the solid color variation all over our walls outside and growing up the side of the house near the garage and have to trim it all the time. It’s very hardy! I love your jasmine, it’s gorgeous! I am surprised your Japanese maple has grown so much so quickly. I thought they were slow growers but maybe not, what do I know. LOL! I really enjoy seeing your outdoors, everything looks so pretty! Have a great day!

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  2. Martina says

    May 15 at 8:23 am

    Your new window boxes are lookin good Debbie! LOVE the Jasmine growing up your house, I love that look!

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  3. Penny @ The Comforts of Home & Flea Market Makeovers says

    May 15 at 8:28 am

    Your window boxes look wonderful Debbie! I love those shutters on your windows.

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  4. Gina says

    May 15 at 8:38 am

    I love window boxes and yours look great! How pretty your house looks with the brick, those incredible shutters & the greenery creeping up the side. I love it!

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  5. Olive says

    May 15 at 8:51 am

    I love window boxes too and yours are gorgeous. My creeping jenny lives year round in urns and on rocks on the patio.

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  6. Kathy says

    May 15 at 9:22 am

    I love flower boxes, our old house in Utah had them and I loved planting them each year…..now after living in Europe I loved them even more…..I have one here it needs some TLC! I can’t wait to see yours in a month or so. The rest of your garden is gorgeous….I love Jasmine! Have a wonderful day!

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  7. Kelly says

    May 15 at 9:23 am

    I love your new window boxes! I love those on the front of houses!! How lucky to have your husband build them for you custom. I think the flowers you chose will do well in there. They already look nice and full. Mine have done well on my front porch. They are spilling over nicely. Can’t wait to see yours progress too.

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    • debbiedoo's says

      May 15 at 9:52 am

      No he did not build those, we bought them and he hung them for me LOL!!~ Believe me that was big deal enough, he hates drilling in the brick.

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  8. Diane says

    May 15 at 9:58 am

    Looks like your window boxes are off to a great start!

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  9. Nana Diana says

    May 15 at 10:21 am

    That is what I am doing today, Debbie…planting outside boxes and planters. First I have to run and get a couple more things, though. Yours look great. I believe that vine you planted is Vinca. It is an annual here. Hope you have a great day-xo Diana

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  10. Bliss says

    May 15 at 10:28 am

    I have wanted some front window boxes for ohhhhhhh, 15 years! I have some in the back but I just don’t have a green thumb. Thinking of only planting ferns this year in them, seems the only thing I have success with.

    Pinning your shutters.

    ~Bliss~

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  11. Rondell says

    May 15 at 10:36 am

    They look adorable Deb! So nice with your windows and I love what you planted in them too!

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  12. Liz @ Sit With Me In My Garden says

    May 15 at 11:00 am

    Looks great Debbie! Your choices should do well. Creeping Jenny is a favorite and will spread all over!
    Keep the blooms picked off on the marigolds when they are dying back and you’ll get a lot more blooms!
    I like to add a pelleted fertilizer too to make sure they get lots of help. Annuals are super hungry!
    I got new window boxes last year and really enjoyed them! Keep an eye out on the watering, they can bake in the sun and dry out fast! Love the japanese maple, clematic and jasmine!

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    • debbiedoo's says

      May 16 at 2:46 pm

      Thanks Liz! So far so good, they are all healthy, and yes I have been keeping an eye on the watering!

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  13. Shannon Fox says

    May 15 at 11:01 am

    So jealous of all the Jasmine, Clematis, etc… you know my darn deer eat everything! LOL. I’ll have to look at these pictures again when I want a flower-fix. It all looks fabulous =)))

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  14. Vanessa says

    May 15 at 11:09 am

    Your window boxes look fantastic Debbie and I just love your entire yard, especially the shutters! 🙂
    Vanessa

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  15. Cynthia says

    May 15 at 11:10 am

    The window boxes are looking good. I love all the color and the pictures. Just stunning.

    Cynthia

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  16. Traci says

    May 15 at 11:20 am

    Everything looks great! I love this time of year when everything blooms.

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  17. {Adventuresindinner} says

    May 15 at 11:23 am

    Zowie! Your gardent looks so great! The Japanese maple is a wonder, one of my total favourites. Window boxes are so fun to play with C:

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  18. Bj says

    May 15 at 11:49 am

    Debbie,

    How did you attach the window boxes to the house?

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    • debbiedoo's says

      May 15 at 12:10 pm

      My husband used special skrews and drilled them in the brick.

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  19. Debbie says

    May 15 at 12:15 pm

    I love window boxes. My daughters tell me that I would love Germany because they are everywhere. (They were both foreign exchange students there.) My mom has them, but I dare not try. If I’m going to have an epic floral failure, I don’t want to showcase it in a box stuck on the front of my house. Ahem.

    YOUR outdoor space is lovely, and I agree about the smell of jasmine.

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  20. Pat says

    May 15 at 12:34 pm

    I love, love window boxes! I’ve wanted them too…filled with red geraniums and some sort of green spilling over. I don’t think I’ve ever seen as many as in Calif and also Rhode Island….absolutely breathtaking! Your outside plants are beautiful….great job.

    xo
    Pat

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  21. Pat says

    May 15 at 12:34 pm

    I love, love window boxes! I’ve wanted them too…filled with red geraniums and some sort of green spilling over. I don’t think I’ve ever seen as many as in Calif and also Rhode Island….absolutely breathtaking! Your outside plants are beautiful….great job.

    xo
    Pat

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  22. Judy says

    May 15 at 12:53 pm

    Hi Debbie: Your garden is so lovely and I love the shutters at the windows..Happy Tuesday..Judy

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  23. Lynn Wood says

    May 15 at 1:05 pm

    Your photos are beautiful, bugs and all! You whole yard has so much old world charm, I’m looking forward to seeing more!

    -Lynn

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  24. bj says

    May 15 at 1:21 pm

    It all looks fantastic…
    My window box is in total shade so I just planted shade plants.
    xo bj

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  25. Lorrie says

    May 15 at 1:34 pm

    Your window boxes will look wonderful! Love your house, your plants are doing great!

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  26. Linda A. Young says

    May 15 at 3:51 pm

    Ooooh! I love your window boxes and all your crepping jenny, and clematis plants! It looks great! The red maple is growing beautifully! Those rustic country shutters are really cool! Your place is lovely!
    [email protected] Grandmalay’s Daydreams

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  27. MariaElena says

    May 15 at 4:05 pm

    Your window boxes look gorgeous! I also love them! You know that kind of decor is very Spanish! You can find them on every window in the South of Spain. So pretty! You did an awesome job with yours! And your Jasmine is sooo beautiful! I know it smells heavenly!

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  28. Donna Allgaier-Lamberti says

    May 15 at 4:22 pm

    I love those shutters and that jasmine w-o-w!

    At some point you might want to add brighter colors and larger bloom on our window box so they can be seen from the road and as you walk up the sidewalk. I don’t know if your light condition is sun or shade but that would determine the exact plant you select.:
    SUN: Geraniums, Shasta Daisy, Sweet William and so on
    SHADE: Large leaf Begonnia
    I always put some perennials into my pots, a ornamental grass or two and then in the fall put them in the ground.I often use some herbs too.

    Go for some draping greenery too like (sun lovers) Licourish Plant, Creeping Jenny or a varigated Vincca Vine that can be replanted in the ground and will come back the following year.

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    • debbiedoo's says

      May 15 at 4:59 pm

      Thanks for the tips. I get full sun in front this time of year. I do have the creeping jenny…I was not sure what to put, so again thank you. I will see how these do to start.

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  29. Raw Thoughts And Feelings says

    May 15 at 4:23 pm

    I love your window boxes, and the tour of your outside home! So pretty…

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  30. Dawn says

    May 15 at 4:53 pm

    Debbie, I just love a window box too. They just look so homey, and cheerful. Your are just lovely!

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  31. Heather says

    May 15 at 5:54 pm

    Great windowboxes! I always admire them!! Your other garden beauties are doing great! That jasmine must smell amazing and it looks so pretty too!

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  32. Kate - The Garden Bell says

    May 15 at 5:56 pm

    Hip-Hip-Hooray. I too am working on my planters and boxes…Oh, and even better, Jose and I mulched the beds. Now, doesn’t that sound like fun. Drip-Drip-Drip.. But, I do adore the outside stuff. I love seeing the things you have put in outside. Hope to get some pictures tomorrow around here, now that I don’t have JD again….. I may be Scott free all week…fingers crossed. The city is a messy with NATO coming this weekend. Carry on and have some dirty hand fun outside this week. It will be too hot too soon.

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  33. Kim says

    May 15 at 8:51 pm

    I love window boxes, too and every year I say I am going to put one under the bonus room window over the garage, but then I remember it has to be watered and would be hard to get to. Love the vines growing on the house. I love that look, too.

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  34. [email protected] says

    May 15 at 8:52 pm

    I have been eyeing the window boxes in Grandinroad catalog….one day!…Hubby questions putting hardware into the brick…Does your hubby have any suggestions?….Love the window boxes and the flowers are beautiful!

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  35. Dee says

    May 15 at 8:59 pm

    Hi Debbie,

    I so enjoyed your garden tour. I love the flower boxes too 🙂

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  36. Emily {Frilly Details} says

    May 15 at 9:58 pm

    They look beautiful so far, Debbie! I’ve always loved window boxes. All of your flowers and plants look so pretty! You must have a green thumb 🙂

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  37. Linda @ Itsy Bits And Pieces says

    May 16 at 12:50 am

    Your plants are so pretty, Debbie…you have a green thumb! The flower boxes will be wonderful all year round!

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  38. Gail says

    May 16 at 6:33 am

    Your window boxes are beautiful Debbie! I love your shutters!!

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  39. Elaine @ Sunny Simple Life says

    May 16 at 10:23 am

    What says summer more than overflowing window boxes. Just gorgeous Debbie!!

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  40. Lou Cinda says

    May 16 at 10:24 am

    I LOVE window boxes Debbie! They are on my husband’s list too and we are hoping to get to it this weekend. Yours look fabulous! We will be attaching ours to brick too…I love your bracket thingies…where did you find those?

    Lou Cinda 🙂

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    • debbiedoo's says

      May 16 at 10:45 am

      Those were at Lowes…along with the window boxes. Can’t wait to see yours! I must go water mine now come to think of it.

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  41. Kelly @ Eclectically Vintage says

    May 16 at 1:47 pm

    Your garden is amazing! Love the clematis (with or without that bug)! I tried to grow it years ago but it didn’t take. May have to give it another try.

    Window boxes are fabulous too!
    Kelly

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  42. Debbie refreshrestyle says

    May 16 at 10:13 pm

    All your plants look great! You do have a green thumb! Love the window boxes!

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  43. Donna says

    May 17 at 9:13 pm

    Absolutely beautiful – thank you for sharing your garden with us !

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  44. Savannah Granny says

    May 18 at 2:58 am

    Deb, Love your window boxes. Mike you are a sweetie. Our Jasmine bloomed a couple of weeks ago. Most wonderful aroma ever. Show us the progress on the boxes, I know they will be great.
    Hugs, Ginger

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    • debbiedoo's says

      May 18 at 7:09 am

      I will Ginger, even since these photos the flowers are doing great!

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  45. Sharon says

    May 18 at 2:13 pm

    Gorgeous! This inspires me to get some plants for my planter boxes this weekend!

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  46. Cheri says

    May 19 at 6:52 am

    LOVE window boxes. They are so charming.
    Cheri

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  47. Inspire Me Heather says

    May 19 at 8:06 am

    Wow, that Jasmine is beautiful and the window planters are going to look fabulous!

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  48. betsy says

    May 21 at 12:49 am

    I love your window boxes and I want some on the front of my house. Are they sitting on metal brackets that you attached to the house? I have brick too and was wondering how you attached them. I do really love those shutters too. Thanks for sharing
    Betsy

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    • debbiedoo's says

      May 21 at 6:59 am

      Yes Betsy, my husband used a special drill bit to attach the brackets in the brick.

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  49. William Jefferson says

    September 19 at 10:29 am

    You have done an awesome job in gardening. One of a kind piece of art of yours. Simply amazing!

    Reply

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