Whether you’re a pro gardener, a novice looking to flex your green thumb, or an urbanite with zero outdoor space, window boxes are a low-commitment way to grow summer plants, flowers, and herbs.

If you enjoy gardening or gazing upon flowers and foliage, choose a window box to enliven your space. Window boxes are simple in design — they’re skinny rectangular pots — and this only adds to their ...

The material, sizing, and type of container you use for your window boxes really matters—but Starnes and Jacobs warn against using wood options. "Keep in mind that for the plants in a window box to ...