Together the eight-year-old and I have created fairy gardens and planted window boxes.
He also planted auxiliary boxes at the caucus-night parties held around town by four candidates -- Mr. Kerry, Dr. Dean, Senator John Edwards of North Carolina and Representative Richard A. Gephardt of Missouri.
They could paint the hives different colors, use them as planting boxes; she had no desire to keep bees.
Water plants on the front balcony every three days and water plant boxes in three other windows every five days.
Complex plans gave even small flats a dual aspect, and planting boxes on the walkways (watered from the roof) provided colour and interest.
Compost bins are tucked behind a fence on the northeast wall, with planting boxes on one side and fruit trees and ornamental beds on the other.
Ms. Johnson likes layering her compost inside the big planting boxes, because it's easy to contain that way and tends to decompose quickly, but other gardeners make lasagna in open beds.
"I'm so happy the wood is gone — it wasn't pretty," Ms. Gussow said, referring to the planting boxes, as we walked down the cross paths, admiring her crops.
The Garden Bridge was rendered head-on: a narrow grove of trees, with water on either side (a view not unlike the southern end of the High Line, which has planting boxes deep enough for birches), or from the side, reflected in the Thames, its bulk evenly split between trees above and concrete curves below.
Put some plant boxes there for greenery, maybe a hammock for being lazy, and you'll find that there are actually more outdoor enjoyment days than you thought.
Scrub out all of the plant boxes.
