CHAPTER XX 



Window Boxes and Porch Plants 



THERE are many enthusiastic gardeners for whom the force of 

 circumstances rules that the window or porch garden is 

 their only form of flower growmg possibiUty. To others the 

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

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



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



Many persons of exc6ptionaIly 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 

 gEirden 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 plemts should be thickly set in the box and, 

 contrary to 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 hetridle a box not longer than three feet. It is suggested, 



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