I wonder if wonder if window boxes would help the blank wall on the north side of the house. But wouldn’t they need a lot of water? There is no convenient water source. Maybe I could set up a rain barrel.
The windows and storms are in terrible shape – one storm just fell apart last year, and I will have to insulate it from the inside this winter. Money for replacements will not appear soon. I could check the sills and caulk/repaint them, then see how I could attach window boxes.
Maybe succulents would not need as much water. I have sedums and hens-n-chicks I can pop in. What else? Maybe just some annuals. The wall gets mid-afternoon to evening sun. New Guinea impatiens?
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Previous Journals
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Shrub, blueberry highbush 'Chippewa' , Shrub, Blueberry highbush "Duke" , and North Side garden
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Tree Pruning with Lenny the Handyman
Shrub, Arborvitae , Tree, American Holly , and North Side garden
Later Journals
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Losing the maple to storm damage
Tree, Norway Maple
Comments
anelson wrote:
sedums are a great idea for something that looks great and is not too needy
Posted on 05 Jun 12 (12 months ago)
HollyBee wrote:
Check out Pinterest in the Gardening section. There are a lot of ideas for putting succulents on window frames covered with chicken wire etc. and hung on the wall. You have a perfect spot there!
Posted on 06 Jun 12 (12 months ago)
Matriarchy wrote:
I am a Pinterest freak, HollyBee! I have a whole board full of succulent pix – LOL! Making that happen on the ground is another story. There is SO much to do here, that even the window box idea won’t happen this year, so I do have time to sort through all those pix and see what I could do. Building one of those cool strawberry towers is another thought. Feel free to follow me, and I will follow you back.
http://pinterest.com/matriarchy/
Posted on 06 Jun 12 (12 months ago)
HollyBee wrote:
Following you now!
Posted on 06 Jun 12 (12 months ago)
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