Best bet is to use cedar or other rot resistant or pressure treated wood. Ensure there are drain holes. I would recommend putting flowers inside removable pots that fit the box - especially if using a pressure treated wood. The pots will weigh less than filling the box with soil. Landscape fabric inside bottom will minimize soil leakage out bottom.
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Here is an easy box that you can build in just a day's time:
https://www.diynetwork.com/how-to/outdoors/gardening/how-to-build-a-window-box
Hi Lesley, quite a few hometalkers have shared tutorials on how to make window boxes. You can find them all here - https://www.hometalk.com/search/posts?filter=window%20boxes
Best bet is to use cedar or other rot resistant or pressure treated wood. Ensure there are drain holes. I would recommend putting flowers inside removable pots that fit the box - especially if using a pressure treated wood. The pots will weigh less than filling the box with soil. Landscape fabric inside bottom will minimize soil leakage out bottom.
Hi Lesley! Take a look at this great project:
https://www.hometalk.com/diy/build/planters/diy-cedar-window-boxes-28790791
DIY Cedar Window Boxes
Here is a fun design that can e made into a window box planter using fence boards.
https://www.gardenupgreen.com/2018/02/diy-fence-board-planter-box.html