CHAPTER XX 



Window Boxes and Porch Plants 



are many enthusiastic gardeners for whom the force of 

 circumstances rules that the window or porch garden is 

 their only form of flower growing possibility. To others the 

 porch decoration has much to do with the whole appearance of the 

 house. One word before we mention the kinds of plants and boxes to 



A gay scene at Portland, Oregon. The boxes are filled chiefly with Petunias 



use. Many persons of exceptionally good taste in their home and 

 garden seem to think that a discarded water tank for a receptacle, 

 and a straggly display of hideous colors are the requirements for 

 a porch garden such as we are to consider. This is not true. The 

 container for the flowers should be of the same color as the house, or 

 else of a harmonious shade. The plants should be thickly set in the 

 box and, contrary to the most common usage, the colors should be 

 an excellent contrast or a perfect harmony. 



The porch box should rarely be deeper than nine inches, 

 from nine to twelve inches wide, and of any length. It will be much 

 easier to handle a box not longer than three feet. It is suggested, 



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