Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Cassidy was an updates editor whose main responsibility is to write and edit ...

Window boxes have a certain reputation. They’re quaint, they’re cottage-core, they’re fussy. And while there are reasons for these preconceptions, there’s a lot more to the window box than all that.

My wife wants me to install a window box or flower box, depending on what you call them. I'm pretty sure that if I'm successful, I'll be installing a few more. The boxes, when full of potting soil, ...