How To Best Incorporate Railing Flower Boxes into Your Garden

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Railing flower boxes are great for any place around the outside of your home where you want to add a miniature garden. They’re relatively easy to install, move, and decorate, and are a great way to add beauty to the outside of your home!

While most flower boxes are fairly similar in size, there are enough so that you can choose boxes based on the sizes you want. Once you’ve picked out the right flower box, follow these tips for the best placement of your flower boxes.

Make sure that your railings will hold the weight of your flower boxes, and are the right width for the railing brackets you useIf your flower box is going on a railing under the window, pick a box that is a little wider than the window itselfUnless you have plants that prefer shade, place your flower boxes in locations where they will get plenty of sunTry to avoid areas that are subject to particularly windy conditions

When you choose your flower boxes, make sure their design match the architectural and visual style of your home.  There are many designs to choose from, all of which are available in a gardening store or online.

For wooden and white railings, there are many options for white or wooden flower boxes, including lattice patterned, basket weave pattern, or just plain boxes.If you have metal railings, hayrack troughs are a beautiful addition that will blend perfectlyYou can also paint your flower boxes to complement your house; you could even add a color to create a trim around your house

Many people make the mistake of planting only one row of the same plant within a flower box. Give your flower boxes more shape and interest by adding more plants and planting them in rows.

Choose several different plants to be together in a box that vary in size and texture, but have similar needsPut the same plants in a line, with three or four lines of different plants, and create a windowed patternLayer your plants from tallest (in the back) to shortest (in the front); you can also put trailing plants in the front to create an overflowing look

Since your plants are in boxes and not in the ground, you need to care of them differently. Here are some tips for how to take care of plants inside your railing flower boxes.

Buy soilless mixes to fill your boxes, which are lightweight and help prevents pests and diseaseMake sure there’s a drainage mat or something similar at the bottom of your flower boxesUse a slow-release or water-soluble fertilizer as neededWatch the moisture levels of the soil in your boxes, and water at least once a dayRemove dead or dying flowers and leaves from your boxes to keep your plants healthy

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