Try something as simple as a window box

This clean line design works well with lots of home styles

and it's really easy to build. The base of the box is a series of slots for drainage

That you attach to a front and a back peice. Attach the two curved end peices

and then decorative trim pieces, and that's it.

Now you can plant it up for your conditions, whether you have sun

or shade. Using the familiar formula

of thriller, filler, and spiller.

The thriller is the focal point giving the box its 'wow' factor.

The filler is just what it sounds like, a lower growing companion that fills in

around the base of the thrillers.

And the spiller is a sprawling companion

that cascades out of the window box, softening its hard lines.

Want a little practical with the pretty? Fill your window box with herbs.

You can snip them as needed for recipes and still enjoy the plants throughout the

summer.

In fact, they'll look even fuller and healthier

with each hair cut. The thriller, filler, spiller recipe still works.

Here we have upright basil as the thriller, oregano as the filler,

and thyme as the spiller. To make the plant combination look more conhesive, you

can echo the color scheme from one plant to another.

Rather have edibles, window boxes make a fine home for leaf lettuces

in cool weather. For the detailed directions to build yours,

go to Lowes.com/LCI-WindowBox.