Take the opportunity to get creative with a mix of winter blooms, evergreens, bulbs and berries that will demand attention right through the cool season to lift lack lustre front yards. Putting ...

These best flowers for window boxes will bring colorful plant life into your home, even if you don’t have a garden. Consider these blooms and greens to brighten the exterior of your home or apartment.

Cold weather doesn’t have to mean empty, sad-looking window boxes. Even when flowers are done and the garden’s asleep, you can keep those boxes looking pulled together with plants and fillers that don ...

There is a certain time of year – those coldest, darkest, gloomiest weeks of deepest winter – when even the keenest gardener can find it hard to summon up the will to work outdoors. Instead it’s about ...

Refresh your windowsills with a seasonal selection of colourful plants. Follow our guide to selecting the right mix of flowering perennials, annuals and foliage plants for a colourful, year-round ...

16:30, Sat, Jan 3, 2026 Updated: 16:39, Sat, Jan 3, 2026 January has plenty of potential for adding colour to the garden. A well-planted window box puts winter flowers and evergreen foliage right at ...

Prepare your pots and window boxes for a super-chic spring with a minimal, magical colour mix. The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

Sometimes the best view isn’t what you see through a window but what catches your eye underneath it. Window boxes deliver color, edibles and fragrance. They’re practical, too, as raised-bed gardens ...