Choosing Annuals for Planter Window Boxes (Part Two)

In my last blog, I started reviewing different annuals from which you can choose to fill your planter window boxes. Here are the rest of your options!
Flowering kale is one of the best ways to add color to your window box during the winter. Kale does not actually flower, but its leaves are shades of red, cream and green, giving the impression of one giant bloom. The plant typically grows to be about ten to twelve inches wide.
Flowering kale is not difficult to take care of, since it only needs sunlight, moderately rich soil, and regular watering. Kale leaves are also edible, and tasty!
Pansies are winter flowers which are much smaller than kale. These plants are very hardy, do not need any special care, and bloom from fall to spring. They come in shades of purple, red, yellow, blue, and orange.
Pansies can thrive in both full sunlight or in partial shade. Although they grow best in rich soil, they can still grow and bloom in poorer soils as well.
If you want to plant annual flowers in your patio box, these plants are the best options from which to choose. The benefits of annual flowers are that you can completely redo the look of your boxes each year, or even each season.