Because I have a tendency to forget to water, I used this little trick.
Adding a couple of sponges to the bottom helps to keep the soil moist longer. This trick has kept many plants alive here at Casa forgets-to-water-Phillips.
The metal deck railing brackets are also from Walmart, and I spray painted them the same white as the window boxes so they wouldn’t stand out like a soar thumb. I also used a piece of twine to help secure the boxes to the brackets. We get some fairly high winds around here and having them tied on has helped to keep them in place.
I love a simple summer project – don’t you? Do you have any special planting tips or tricks? Are you one of those magical plant mixers or are you a one-plant-per-pot person? What’s your go-to summer flower? I love me some red geraniums!
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Carmel, I love the polka dots and that's a great tip to use a sponge to keep moisture in the soil! I'm always really good about watering…at first. Then as the summer goes on my poor flowers may get slightly neglected. I'm definitely going to try this!