Q: 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 ...

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.

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 ...