How to make an artificial window box

Fancy having a go at making your own unique artificial window box? You've come to just the right place!

We’re not big on constant watering, pruning and the rest, so we’ve put together a quick video (with the help of our lovely customer service advisor Rachel 🥰) to show you how to make an artificial window box using faux flowers.

What you’ll need:

• An empty window box
• A plastic bag
• Stones or sand
• Oasis foam
• A knife
• Artificial flowers & foliage

Weigh down your window box

You might want to get stuck in with adding your flowers and foliage to your window box straight away, but there are a couple of steps you need to take first.

You can use any sized window box you like as long as it’s designed to be used outdoors if that’s where it'll be living. The one we used in the video above is 60cm (W) x 13cm (H) 16.5cm (D).

Once you’ve chosen your trough, take an empty bag and add enough stones or sand to keep your window box weighed down, then pop the bag in the bottom of your planter.

Use oasis foam

Oasis foam is perfect for keeping your flowers secure as it’s super easy to use and it won’t retain any water.

You might need a few blocks depending on the size of your planter, but it’s best to measure up your trough first to check this.

Once you’ve got your oasis to hand, all you need to do is push it into your trough so it’s tightly packed and not moving around inside.

If you think your trough needs some extra weight, you can always add a layer of stones or soil on top, which will also help to hide the oasis out of sight!

Add flowers to your window box

Now for the fun part!

Go wild and add your flowers and foliage to your window box by poking the stems into your oasis. We use a 60cm (L) x 16.5cm (D) x 13cm (H) trough, which usually fits around 6-10 flowering bushes. You can check the size of our flowering bushes in the details box on each product page to get an idea of how many you'll need.

There are no rules for this, but we find that the most popular window boxes tend to have a taller centrepiece surrounded by flowers, with foliage on either side like our mixed flower window box. If you’re going to be sitting your window box on a balcony or railings, it’s often nice to have some trailing foliage in there to cascade down, which our ivy bush and fern hanging bush are perfect for!

As we said though, you can decorate it however you like, we won’t try to stop you. 😉

Finishing touches

By now, you should have a gorgeous-looking window box ready to go into its home. Just make any final adjustments by moving the foliage around and fluffing out the leaves until you’re happy, and if in doubt, you’re more than welcome to ask us any questions.

Summer window box ideas

In the warmer months, we love to see bright and bold colours overflowing out of window boxes, just like our colour burst window box and English garden window box. Try using large geranium bushes, hydrangeas or lavender with some vanilla grass to achieve a summery vibe.

Winter window box ideas

When it’s colder, vibrant flowers will be out of season and might earn you some funny looks from your neighbours. Instead, switch to more subtle shades of green and white, like our forest foliage window box, by using our mini cedar pine in the centre, small fern plants, vanilla grass and pansy bushes. This way, you’ll still pull off the illusion of looking more real than faux. 🧙