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The three that were not cracked are great. I didn't realize that it had a crack in it till it was planted. I filled it up and it started to leak. I'm going to try to fix it. Hope it works. I hate to go through the return process. I should have gone to the store. It's what I get for ordering online.

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Overall a great product, and I'll buy this again

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Window Box is installed on the outward side of the front deck just below a wood cross-hatched trellis. Planted in it are a climbing passiflora and gardenia jasimine; lobellia, hanging petunia and viola. It sits at eye level by the mail box to enjoy the flowers that are blooming happily in full sun, while the climbers will be seen from the deck. It is planted in an awkward area where a lot of dripping could be a problem, so the self-watering feature is a big plus. And since it is an exposed area, rainwater would fill it, so the overflow feature is also a big plus. The special soils has resulted in vigorous growth and blooms. The 39" box fits a tight spot for installing the hanging mounts. A perfect product for a challenging location.

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Easy to water looks good

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I've been gardening in Virginia for 40 years and never before have I been able to successfully grow annual flowers, paticularly Petunias, in a planter. Summers are hot and humid and plants in pots don't have a chance. After over a week of 90-95 degree temps and three days of 100+ my plants are beautiful and healthy. What a great product. Thank you.

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Finally, a window box which keeps plants moist in a full sun location!

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I bought this planter for my daughter....she loves it! Now she'll get another for Christmas, birthday, mother's day, etc. etc......she wants every window in her house to have one!

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I have 6 of these and love them!

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Great product - looks beautiful on my front porch, and my plants are thriving!

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our shed came with small boxes that barely held flowers or any dirt. always watering because the dirt would dry out fast. now with these new boxes i can relax because the moisture stays longer and my back won't be broken carry the heavy watering can. also love the new black color.

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I use this in my large window box. I am gone for 4 to 5 days at a time and I do not have to worry about them drying out.

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My window boxes never dry out, the plants always look lush and beautiful. I contribute most of that to the even consistent water the plants receive.

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I love these boxes. They take all the guess work out of gardening. They are the perfect compliment to my new landscape.

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We planted red geraniums in our white window box planter and it looks great against the gray stucco. We've had it about a month now and gotten many positive comments from neighbors. If not for the self-watering feather, there's no way that we would be able to plant live flowers in this south-facing spot due to the heavy sun exposure.

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I was told by a customer service rep that the brackets for my window box would work on vinyl porch railing. They do not. I'm now scrambling to find a bracket system that will accommodate my railing and the window box. May be returning these if this problem cannot be solved.

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Whether they are self watering boxes or baskets they work GREAT. The description photos show the plants in the boxes. Check out how real plants look in the box in my photo.. There are so many blooms you can barely see the box.

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I installed these at a client's restaurant and they nearly pulled the shingles right off the wall! Installation was difficult because we had to add wood backings so the brackets would hold. But when the reservoirs were filled, they were still much too heavy for the brackets. These need a support that comes up from underneath (attached to the wall) and assists in holding up the box so the brackets aren't doing all the work.
This spring, I saw that the client had removed all the boxes. Very embarrassing.

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Very nice design, lots of room for plants, sturdy brackets should last for years. Should include lock washers, as the wing nuts used to tighten the box to the top brackets can't be tightened sufficiently to keep the box tight to the wall without lockwashers.

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Makes a beautiful statement to your house, by boasting of all the beautiful plants inside its strikingly colorful container. Plus, it waters itself. How can you beat that?

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I was so excited for these boxes, but have had terrible luck with them. Most of the flowers I've tried in them go all sickly within a month. They are too wet.

I thought maybe it was my soil mix, so I cleared them out and used GS's self-watering container mix, but that wasn't enough to make my plants healthy.

In the fall, when I fill the boxes with kale and asters and it's cold out, they look lovely because everything is just suspended in early frost weather. But in summer, when it's hot and sunny, the plants just do terribly.

I've had bad luck with:
Geraniums (makes sense, I guess, as these love dry)
Calibrachoa
Pansies
Petunias
Sweet Potato Vine (vines looked terrible, though I DID grow some pretty impressive tubers in my boxes)

This spring was a little better. The violas I planted actually grew! But now it's time to plant up for summer again. Going on year three and very discouraged.

Any advice on what to plant this year? I'd love to make these work for me!

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The 39" Self-Watering windowboxes are equal in quality to other sizes I have of the same product. The bronze color matches well with a weathered/natural redwood finish. However, I find that an extra bracket supporting the middle is needed to avoid stress and bending of the two brackets brackets provided. I wish these were provided, or available, through Gardner's Supply Company. Otherwise, they work as well as the other, smaller ones I have enjoyed the past few years.

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I was so pleased with the 2 window boxes as soon as I took them out of the box! They are sturdier than I expected and the included metal brackets make them even more so! These are my first window boxes and they look great under my front windows...I will be buying more for my side windows!

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I purchased this container with water well, and so far I am thrilled with it. It looks beautiful on my railing with red geraniums, was easy for my husband to install, and is sturdy. I have only used it two weeks thus far, but I love having the water well bobber that tells me, with a quick look, whether to add water to the well or not.

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THE WINDOW BOXES LOOK VERY ATTRACTIVE ON MY FRONT PORCH AND THE SELF WATERING FEATURE WILL CERTAINLY HELP TO KEEP THE PLANTS LOVELY

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I use the window box over the balcony rails of our home in a coastal town. The red boxes match the red metal roof of our home. The boxes are the perfect size and hold a nice array of flowering plants!

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Am using it for my herbs. They are growing fantastically. I'm going to soon be prunning .

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Have had 4 of these 39 inch boxes hanging from my deck rail for about 5 summers now. They are durable and only had to replace a couple of the plastic braces across the top to prevent bowing. Did paint the braces braces a couple of years ago as they do rust and replaced the screws, washers and wing nuts over the years with stainless steel replacements from my local hardware store.

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I enjoy the look of these window boxes and the ease of plant care once established

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I wanted to plant an herb garden but had no place to build it,I have a 3 rack plant stand I use to bring my plants in for the winter the 39" Self-Watering Windowboxes are a perfect fit and solution for my herb garden - it looks great!!

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I gave it to my daughter and she loves it....worked perfect for their front window....they used 2.

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We have filled our window boxes with a variety of Cascadia Petunias and within days of planting, the window boxes look SOoo beautiful. The window boxes are strong and a good color that matches the house brick.

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We have a garage window looking onto our front patio,in an otherwise blank wall. The windowbox has made a tremendous difference in the appearance of the front of our house. We were MOST IMPRESSED with the quality of the workmanship of the brackets, and their adjustability.

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We bought these planters in hopes of not having to water every other day or day. So far it has worked well, but during the heat of the summer here in North Carolina will see how well it really works. They look really nice and are well made. I expected it to be made of cheap flimsy plastic, but that is not the case at all. They are sturdy and well made. Not sure but the little water level gage looks as if it could get dirt in it and stop working. I suspect it may need to be kept clean in order to work correctly all the time. During the summer we have to water everyday. Our hope is this planter will allow for 3 or 4 days before having to water. I'll know more in a few months and report back again at that time.

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I purchased 3 of these to put on the railing of our upstairs deck. I had hoped the color would be unobtrusive until the plants grew in to cover it - the bronze blended perfectly with our brown house. I would have given it 5 stars, but we had to supplement the mounting hardware with some wood blocks and screws, which could have been due to the fact that we didn't use them as window boxes. I would have liked them a couple of inches wider, but I managed to cram a lot of plants in anyway. Only planted 2 weeks ago, so I can't speak to the self-watering aspect yet. Overall, I am very happy with the price, the look and the quality.

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The product is great. Here in South Florida plants need alot of water and I don't always remember to water them. This item really helps.

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I've always had trouble growing flowers in shallow window planters during our hot, humid summers in VA. With the self watering system, there should be no problem.

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Wonderful product, but if left out in winter, the plastic will deteriorate faster. The weakest part is the water gauge, which will crack and come apart in a couple of seasons. They are replaceable, but not cheap. The large tomato and box type self-watering planters have gauges with very flimsy tops that often don't close properly and crack quickly. Prepare to replace those every season or two.

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I've tried several different window boxes here in San Antonio and love this one. It's been difficult to keep plants alive in our hot summers. This planter with the water gauge and large reservoir for water is perfect! I only need to fill with water every 2-3 days.

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This windowbox arrived exactly as described in the catalog. I love the loden green color! It also has a larger holding capacity than I was expecting. I am looking forward to planting my spring flowers and having a much better success rate with blooms than in previous window boxes that tend to dry out too quickly and do not allow enough space for root expansion.

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I love my new planters and everyone says how nice they look below my front window and my bedroom window on the front of my home.I hope I can cover them for the winter months here,I want to take care of them as much as possible. Thank you for a great product....Bonnie from WV

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We're using this for our herb garden this year - looking forward to getting herbs right from the porch and not having to water as often!!

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I have wanted windowboxes for the front two windows of my house for a long time,but never found the "right" ones 'till I discovered Gardener's Supply. I love the fact that they are self watering so the flowers won't dry out and die. They are not flimsy at all,and I anticipate they will last for years. Windowboxes really add beauty to the house;and for such a small investment,adds value to the house.

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Used on the deck - gorgeous.

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I bought these to use on a shelf in my rooftop vegetable garden, so I am not using the matching hardware for hanging the boxes, but I am impressed that the hardware matches the color of the boxes. I just bought them, so I don't know how they will hold up, but the seem really good so far. I like these water gauges better than the previous self-watering planters I bought, but the placement of them is a little awkward. That is a minor complaint, though. So far I am pleased with my purchase.

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These work great as a planter, but not so much as a windowbox. I couldn't get the brackets to hold the windowboxes up straight on the house--they were always coming loose and were halfway falling out (and looked terrible). Now I use the planters on the steps outside my back door for herbs and they work great.

Comments about 39" Self-Watering Windowbox:

This is one neat product! So easy! Plus it's beautiful! Thank you!

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Water and leave alone for a week or more.

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Drainage ports got plugged. [...] it was recommended that ports be covered w/papertowel which I think will not last through summer. Perhaps a very fine screen mesh would be best. [...]

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These Self-Watering Windowboxes happen to fit perfectly inside the cedar planters that hang all around the 40 feet of railings that circle three sides of my balcony. I bought a few of them about six years ago as an experiment and they worked so well I bought enough to use all the way around the balcony. I grow geraniums, petunias, and the lushest sweet potato vines you've ever seen and I crowd them in to these window boxes so tight I can hear the ladies' garden club tsk-tsk all the way from the fourth floor. But a few week's later, the garden club's asking me how I get the incredible results I get. The sweet potatoes drink water like a drunk sailer as my grandma would say, but the huge reservoirs in these keep them fresh and growing.

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Holds lots of plants with good support. Even holds up to sweet potatoe vines. Light weight enough even after planting that I, at age 66 with arthritus, can easily lift them into place on my window box supports.

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Reduces times a week you have to water. Can go on vacation, and things are still alive when I get home.

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I have had my six 39" self-watering window boxes for seven plus years. I have nothing but good !!!!comments to make about them. Every year my friends and neighbors rave about the beautyof the flowers. And I have to admit that I don`t water as often as I should. Thus, the wonderful self watering boxes. My only con remark is that over the years of putting up and taking down, I have broken a number of the water indicators. However, I decided to call about replacing these and was able to get new ones. [...] Joan Bair

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I attached these to the railing on my front porch which gets full sun. The reservoirs allow me to water less often which saves a lot of time.

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We love the way we don't have to worry about frequent watering of the flowers in these containers. We bought 2 about 10 years ago, then 2 more after several years; now just bought 6 more. If I had to pick a fault, it would be that the newer water-level indicators yellow with age, while the oldest (red float) are still clear. That was not a product improvement.

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I bought three of these for my deck railing. They are going to look great and can hardly wait to start using them in the spring. Great Design.

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The best thing about these is that when you leave for an extended period you don't have to worry about your plants drying out.

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I installed these window boxes on my historic home where pvc and/or plactic are discouraged. Noone can tell the difference, and I have received numerous compliments about how nice they look. For the first time ever....pansies are growing beautifully thanks to the self-watering design.

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I love these ! I have two boxes hanging from the wooden rails of my front porch. I spaced the brackets to distribute the weight of the planters so I didn't have to screw in the brackets and make holes in the rails. I figured out that the weight of the flower box when filled with soil would be heavy enough to keep the brackets from shifting sideways. I was right. They stayed in place all spring and summer. I purchased the recommended potting mix and planted after the boxes were in place. My flowers and plants stayed beautiful despite the record heat and lack of rain for weeks on end. It was easy to monitor the water reservoir level. I watered when the red pop up stick disappeared. I used self dissolving plant food packets made to dissolve in a gallon of water every other week to keep my petunias lush and full. I also purchased a gallon watering can and removed the spray nozzle so I could easily fill the watering tube. I decided in mid October to remove the boxes and brackets for the fall and winter. Cleanup was easy. The soil was so packed with roots that when I pulled out the plants, the soil came out as well in one big mass. First I sprayed plastic patio furniture spray cleaner all over them and then hosed it down. The cleaner easily removed all stains and remaining dirt without me having to scrub. Cleaning the bottom of the inside was also easy once I figured out how to pop up the grates that covers the water reservoir (which had some roots stuck inside. You have to very carefully pop up the grates from the middle without bending them too far. I removed the roots, hosed it again and then popped the grates back in place. I have the white window boxes and they look brand new with no signs of wear, fading or staining. Last year I had purchased wrought iron window boxes with grass liners at [...]. They dried out too easily, and by the end of the summer the liner leaked dirt. I am very happy with my purchase and am buying more for my back deck.

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I have had 2 of these window boxes (used as window boxes) for many years. They stay outside year-round, facing the south sun. They are still working beautifully. My husband built me an oak "flower vendor's cart" and it is not meant to hold soil, so I figured I would have to use many pots and would have to water them constantly. Then I thought about using the window boxes, so I ordered 2 of them and used them in the cart the last 2 seasons. They work like a charm, and I am including a photo of this year's display, which was vibrant all summer long. They're not just for windows anymore!

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I bought 3 windowboxes 6 years ago and they are holding up beautifully. I had to find out by trial and error what grows best in spring and summer at the east side of the house, and to fill up the water reservoir regularly. In the winter I let the soil dry out and stick in some greenery and holly which attracks birds. I recently bought 2 smaller ones for deck railings. Hanging hardware is very versatile and sturdy.

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I am so impressed by this product! The self watering system makes this window box idiot proof. Since this is my first season with this flower box I planted the same amount of flowers I did with my previous flower boxes. All the plants are watered evenly and flourishing. The flowers are overwhelmingly abundant. Next year I know I can use almost half the flowers and still have a beautiful display.

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Easy to attach to my deck.

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I have had my self-watering window boxes for 6 weeks now and absolutely love them! Soil stays moist even in the hottest weather. I will be ordering the self-watering pots next.

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Have strawberry's planted in these in the greenhouse, they save room and work great. Also plant flowers in them in the winter so the place is beautiful and flowers don't use valuable garden space.

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The window-boxes look nice and are sturdy. I wasn't sure about how the self-watering concept would work. The soil stays consistently moist. The water level indicator is easy to use and read. I used good commercial potting soil and planted rather late in the season with leftover transplants. The plants are doing really well. I am very happy with the product.

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I bought one windowbox to see how I liked it. It was wonderfull, so I bought another. My plants are doing great, inspite of the hot afternoon sun.

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I debated for a year whether or not to buy the self-watering flower boxes. I finally did so this year, and am thrilled with the purchase. My flower's are so lush and have grown like crazy. I have received tons of compliments from all the neighbors -everyone wants to know what my secret is this year. I live alone and work full-time, so I absolutely love only having to water 1-2 times a week (depends on how hot it has been). The flower boxes are easy to install (I have them on wrought iron railings) and the water level indicator makes it easy to know when to water again. I highly recommend this product to anyone. I loved it so much, I also bought the self watering hanging baskets as well.

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I have had these for two years and they hang on the north side of my home. I have planted impatiens and other shade loving plants. The discription says they "ensure plants don't dry out"-that's for sure! The soil remains wet for weeks and both years my plants looked pathetic! I would not recommend these[...]

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Ease of installation. Adjustable mount brackets make it easy to install on un even surfaces

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We have an 1889 home with a farmer's porch on the south and west-facing sides of the house. We have a very small plot so we use any area we can for
vegetables. We have well-developed perennials all around the foundations.
These window boxes sit on the outside of the porch railings and allow us
to plant glorious colorful annuals. Since they get so much sun, the
self-watering feature is critical.
We recommend these window boxes enthusiastically, although this is our
very first season with them so we can't comment on cracking/mildew, etc.

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I LOVE this product! I have purchased 4 of the 39in. One is growing just cilantro, another has oregano and rosemary. I have 6 green peppers in another and the last one is for leaf lettuce. I love how the reserve has lasted 3 days in this 90+ degree heat wave we are in! Everything looks fantastic.

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This is an attractive product that has some nice features. It needs a better bracket system that can be adjusted for window ledges that slant downward for drainage. I had to buy additional brackets and design something that would work. Otherwise, a great product.

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I bought 4 of these awesome planters and I was happy to know they are NOT made in China. They are beautiful, useful, sturdy and hold my urban potager on the balcony railing of my mostly shady apartment. The railing of my balcony is the only place sun hits--so they are fantastic. I grow French radishes, arugula, red oak lettuce, parsley, basil, broccoli rabe, green lettuce & swiss chard! I love the water gauge--helps me to remember to water.

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We ordered the largest size, to put outside bedroom windows, over garage doors. The house is not so pretty and the the huge window boxes really brighten up the facade. Its nice they hold so much water, since those windows are hard to open. I am glad I only have to add water once a week!

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looks great so far!

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It is a great solution to a color to our second floor balcony railing. It is a year round growing season so storing is not an issue. I would like to have matching tray for the bottom because it is visable and not so good looking.

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we are gone alot every weekend and some weeks during the summer and the plants look healthy and well watered on our return. We don't have to ask a neihbor to water while we are gone. We will order more next year and re place other spots around the house

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We bought two for my 89-yr old mother's tiny deck, and installed it outside with both hanging plants and uprights. She is able to fill it easily and keep track of the water level. It is a perfect easy care solution for her, since I cannot be there every day. She is delighted, and so are we.

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I bought two of these in 2008 so I'm on my third season with them. I have two of the 31" ones too. The two sizes perform similarly as far as I have seen. Don't be cheap on the potting mix you use in these. I highly recommend using the self-watering container mix that they sell because many other mixes are too heavy and won't dry (at least not here- maybe you wouldn't have to worry about that in a desert). Waterlogging has been a problem for the plants I put in boxes with heavier potting media, even with the overflow holes that are supposed to prevent waterlogging.

I would very much like to see Gardeners.com offer replacement water meters for these, as one of mine broke completely and the others don't seem to be measuring the water properly after a couple of years. The fill tube covers are also relatively breakable and one of mine has gone missing (maybe they should sell separate replacements for those too).

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I am delighted with these window boxes. I installed them on a very sunny deck, and recently was away for a week, and the weather was in the 90's for most of that time, so I fully expected my plants to be drooping when I got back, but they were hale and hardy! I plan to buy more next year!

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So far these boxes have done what they say they would. My plants are kept in constant watering balance and are full and lush with no ups and downs in their water supply. Even in upper 90 degree weather, I don't water every day like I used to. They installed with surprising ease.

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I recently bought 4 of them & planted strawberry plants in them. I am not using them as windowboxes but have them sitting on my concrete porch. They are very sturdy and I really like the water viewer - very easy to read especially compared to some of the other self watering containers. I bought them in white so that I don't have to worry about them fading.

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These windowboxes are great. They were simple to install and I had no problem with the brackets. I thought the brackets were great, because they allowed for multiple configurations to install them to the window or railings. I have had these boxes for about a month now and have no complaints.

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I only need to water every one to two weeks and my impatients are huge and it's only June! Can't wait to see what they will look like by September!

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I often forget to water my plants or go away for a weekend. So far these window boxes have stayed moist for 2-3 days at a time and my plants are doing great. They are very sturdy and were easy to install on my deck. I couldn't be happier.

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I live in central Georgia where it can be 102 in June and a heat index of 110-112! I need any drought tolerant equipment I can get to help me keep my plants happy. The window boxes are designed to keep the plants hydrated in case I can't water them every day.

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I purchased 2 of the 39" and 5 of the 31" planters for my porch rails and windows, and they look fantastic. They were a little tricky to install on our vinyl siding, but my hubby added some stripping to the brackets that worked well. The neighbors actually bring their guests to see our house, and a gardening club wants to use a picture for their calendar. For someone who'd killed a cactus, these planters make me feel like a professional landscaper. I would recommend the special potting soil for self-watering planters . . . my plants love it.

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[...]Everything well packaged and good instructions. Well built and I believe will last for many growing seasons. I couldn't be happier.

Comments about 39" Self-Watering Windowbox:

Ready to use right out of the box, didn't require tools to mount on my railing, easy to keep plants moist with the water reservoir.

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Boxes look great. Used in an urban setting on deck. Rather difficult to get planted boxes into brackets. Maybe they should have been installed & then planted.
Brackets were a huge pain to install. They had to be taken apart in order to access screw holes to attach to railing.

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Our only negative comment would be that the plastic connector to the reservoir cap is flimsy and breaks easily... we own five (5) of these now, and only two (2) aren't broken - but, the up-side is that it is luckily not in any way vital to the function of the planter itself.

Comments about 39" Self-Watering Windowbox:

Was a nice house warming gift for my daughter

Comments about 39" Self-Watering Windowbox:

The window box is just about perfect... except for a visual feature... when it is hung in a location that the under side of the box is in view, the base does not have a smooth and solid appearance - it has the indented shapes of the plastic mold forms. I for see that once the plants grow and spill out and hang down over the out side of the window box it will be less distracting from the over all appearance.

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I love these! I purchased two for our porch railing. I admit I love seasonal flowers, but I work full time and late hours, by the end of the season I usually regret planting so many. These boxes are great-I only have to fill them once or twice a week and my flowers look great. No more coming home to wilted plants and watering in the dark! We will be going on vacation in a few weeks and I am pretty sure my plants will be just fine until I get home! I do wish the support rods on the larger sized boxes were adjustable, it took some creativity in planting to get around the support rods, but they look great! They were easy to hang and the water indicator is easy to find and read - so keeping the boxes watered is simple! I wish I had found these earlier - and a lot of my previous annuals probably do too!

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This windowbox planter is sturdy and well-designed, and the 39" unit holds a lot of plants. I have a fairly typical deck railing with 2x6 cap rail and 2x2 spindles, and the brackets that come with this unit did not fit. I had to cut and install some 2x3 blocks in front of the spindles to provide a lower spot to attach the bracket. Added about an hour to the installation, but in the end, they are very sturdy and reasonably attractive. I also wish I had ordered the bronze or loden color instead of the terra cotta, which is just a bit too "orangy". I ordered two of these, and I'm missing the cap for one of the water fill tubes. I don't know if I misplaced it during installation, or if it was never in the box.

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Flowers are in and doing well. I did go back and put moss over the dirt as the first heavy rain the soil spattered up on the siding. With the moss and as the flowers get bigger I'm sure that won't be a problem in the future.

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These windowboxes are excellent. They are much larger than anything I have found in the garden stores. Our deck is extremely hot and windy and the selfwatering feature helps to distribute water all day. I still have to water everyday, but at least the plants aren't wilted by the evening. I am thinking of buying the larger boxes for the deck floor.

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It looks great, but after a heavy rain it takes a week of hot sunny days to dry as it doesn't drain well. I am concerned about root rot. It would work well for a covered area.

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Installed two boxes on windows fronting to street.Many compliments . Replacing older wooden boxes which did not hold water and did not have capacity for plants as these do. Easy to assemble and install.Probably buy more next year.

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My window boxes are difficult to get to, to water. I finally broke down and spent, what i thought was alot of $ for the boxes. IT WAS WELL WORTH IT AND I AM GLAD I DID. I can count the times i had to add water and my plants were beautiful.
I can (and have) highly recommend these boxes. Even though the price seems high compared to the $5 cheapies from box stores, they are well worth it. They will make our gardening life easier.

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I bought this window box last year with a bag of the self-watering container mix. What an amazing invention! I think I only had to water maybe 3 times in 2 months! The container mix is a must with these types of containers. I left that container mix in it over the winter and just amended the soil when I planted petunias this year. They are exploding! And again...so far I have watered the box once or twice. Excellent product...especially for those who travel a lot during the summer. You will come back to ALIVE plants!

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I researched a lot of window boxes and a lot of sites before choosing these. Compared to the others the price wasn't too bad and the reviews were good. Well I must say so far I'm pleased. They look great and are pretty sturdy. The selfwatering feature seems to be working well.I gave 4 stars because I haven't had them through a winter yet.If they can hold up through a RI winter these boxes will be a 5 star.[...]

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This is my second year with 2 boxes. They have not weathered and are beautiful!! The self watering features allows even a workaholic like me to have wonderful flowering plants for the entire summer!!

Comments about 39" Self-Watering Windowbox:

The water level indicator sticks up and I've broken off most of them on accident when planting or moving in/out of the supports. No big deal, I don't really use it anyway.

Comments about 39" Self-Watering Windowbox:

I ordered two of these products and love them. I did however get one that had a bent bracket which i had to deal with during installation. Overall a very easy to use product however.

Comments about 39" Self-Watering Windowbox:

Looks amazing under my front windows! And... even in Maryland heat, the thing only needs to be watered every 5 to 7 days!! Makes it so much easier for me! I don't have to remember to water daily. My plants look amazing,and my neighbors all comment on them!

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On the inside bottom of the plant box there is a white plastic attachment---no where is there explanaton of what this is or what it is for!

Comments about 39" Self-Watering Windowbox:

I was very pleased with the ease of installation and generous capacity of the window boxes. I purchased four of them and they are absolutely perfect.

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Everyone said a window box wouldn't work in hot, sunny southwest Florida during the summer, but I seem to have the happiest geraniums in the neighborhood, and quite possibly the only window box in town that holds moisture long enough for plants to survive. The heat does seem to soak out all the reservoir's content within about 3 days, while the specialized soil stays adequately damp for a day or 2 beyond. A well-chosen southeast window ledge, this window box, and the special soil is making me a happy experimenter so far!

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The window boxes look great. My only con is that I have the simliar hanging baskets and the texture on the hanging basket is more of a matte finish which I prefer. I just put the plants in so I can't comment on how well they will hold up, but fingers crossed they will look nice for years to come. I also like the water gauge so I know when I need to refill.

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Living in Michigan, I sometimes have to bring the boxes inside (due to cold nights). This product is very easy to slide out and bring in. They really look nice on the windows!

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I have a wrap-around porch that is elevated to a second story that gets a fair amount of wind and bought 4 windowboxes. My husband likes them so much - he wants to buy more - have to add water about every 3 days - plants are loving it.

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This is the first time I've ordered from you.Here in Kansas we get a lot of strong wind. This windowbox design along with the soil that holds water has saved my plants! Even the fountain has run dry when I get home, but the window boxes are still holding water and the plants look great! The bronze color is perfect for our house color and the 39" size is just what we needed. I will definitly order from you again.
A satisfied customer.

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Lush and beautiful! That is how my window boxes looked all summer long and well into the fall. We put up two side-by-side under a double front window. This side of the house only receives morning sun, so planted part shade annuals, non-stop begonia, coleus, sweet potato vine, variegated vinca vine, creeping jenny, butterfly impatiens, Persian shield, and petunia. During the hottest weeks I did need to fill the reservoir twice, but most of the summer I did not need to fill it but once a week or every other week. The self watering container mix is what I used and it kept my plants well fed and perfectly moist. I saw many other window boxes last summer with small plants, many half dead looking, the boxes only 1/2 filled with plants, which seems to be the norm since boxes dry out so quickly and most tend to be way too small and shallow. I am so thrilled to have found such a fabulous product! I have wanted window boxes under our front window since we moved in 10 years ago and now I finally have them and they are gorgeous! Mine filled up and out so much that they covered up the box! The cascading plants grew down to the ground!

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Like the color, ease and size.

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I have used these planters on my windows at our old house and had to buy them again when we moved to our new house. They are just perfect - you hardly have to water more than once a week and the plants love being watered from below! And, I had them on the old house for over 10 years and they still looked great!

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I haven't had this window box for a full season yet, so I don't know how it will hold up over time....it was vey easy to assemble, holds lots of plants and seems to be doing a good job of self-watering. [...] It looks very nice with other terra cotta pots and is heavy enough not to blow over during our spring storms!

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I use the product as directed. I was pleased with the over-all appearance of the product. After installing them, however, I noticed that three of the four window boxes were chipped along the top edge of the side panels. I have noticed that several of the plants that I transplanted into the boxes have rotted from the roots being overly-moist. The water-level indicators have always been just below the "full" indicator. With this said, I think the product is over-priced and that it isn't any better than a regular "off the shelf" window box without the handy water indicators.

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One of the boxes was missing the cap that fits over the filler tube....

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Great looking, easy to maintain, keeps plants in tip-top shape even when I forget to water.

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We purchased two of the window boxes last spring and were very happy with their look as well as how they evenly watered the plants, sometimes up to 5 or more days before needing refll, even in the hot summer months. This latest purchase is for our family member who was impressed with ours. We know she'll enjoy the ease of maintaining her window box.

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Very attractive. Better looking than the window boxes that I had installed. Also eliminates the extra watering that I sometimes miss, especially during the summer months in Florida.

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Strawberries are an unconventional use, but this works perfectly. Each box takes four plants and you could probably interplant with something, but the Strawberry plants are beautiful on their own.

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It seemed that the dry air and hot sun dried my plants here in Denver as soon as I watered my balcony herb garden. Finally this is a good solution, and really is effective. The level guage lets me know when it needs water and allows a constant moisture content for the soil.

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we have had one of these planters under our garage window for years, so it was a no brainer to use them along a dock--really like the overflow feature-- a welcome improvement --they look great as well

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We bought four 39" window boxes about 6 years ago for the front porch of our traditional house in AL. We're now using them on our new Craftsman style house in TN and are getting ready to order two more. They've held up so well, do exactly what they're supposed to do and look great. I add some water soluble fertilizer into the watering hole every few weeks so they get fed and watered at the same time. Great product.

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I am very pleased with the self-watering window boxes I ordered. I live in Oklahoma, where the wind comes sweeping down from everywhere, and keeping containers evenly moist is almost impossible. The results I had with these boxes were better than expected. The flowers grew like they were on steroids. Our summer has been horribly hot this year and as long as I kept the reservoirs full, the plants didn't even seem to notice.

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Awesome look to windows and only needs water twice a week in hot dry weather in the Northeast! Very easy to assemble, easy to fill. Make sure that boxes are level though when installing. Costs 80% less than those advertised by Plow and Hearth!

Comments about 39" Self-Watering Windowbox:

Finally a window box that works without me having to sprinkle my southern facing deck. I will be adding more window boxes next year.

Comments about 39" Self-Watering Windowbox:

Even when I completely fill up the water receptacle, the floating red indicator doesn't stay up top, so I am not sure how much water should go in, and how often to add water to the window boxes.

Comments about 39" Self-Watering Windowbox:

great product

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I have been using these planters for years. My neighhbors think I'm a miracle worker with the beautiful flowers on my balcony. The secret is the water reservoir that keeps the plants perfectly watered day after day. I also give these planters as gifts because they keep on giving!

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I love the self-watering feature and the water indicator which shows the level of water. I use a drip system to save me even more time. I have four of these hanging on my deck railings, growing lettuce, Swiss chard, and now starting strawberries. This is a great way to garden when deer are a problem and you don't want to fence your yard.
I do not have the brackets screwed to the deck railing but if I tried, the screw hole for the 2x4 supporting the railing would be low to use.

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A bit pricey

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Great product- works exactly as described!!

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I have two sconces, outside my building, under the first floor windows, that I've laid a 2"x6"x84" plank of wood to hold rectangular flower pots, that I've made & bought.
By this time in the summer, the flowers would have long been dead and plenty of weeds taking their place; I've even tried artificial flowers, which blew away.
I am usually in the backyard and forget about the front, since there is a sprinkler system. So it makes me very happy to view my front and see flowers in the pots and thriving. The flowers are growing up and the vines down, it looks like a picture.
Today I was in a big hardware's yard section, looking for large pots to put on the ground in my backyard and I thought about my front pots and said, "get out of here and go order those self watering pots from Gardener's Supply".

Thank You,
Sharlette

Comments about 39" Self-Watering Windowbox:

I thought we could never have windowboxes because of the Southern exposure on our house, but these work perfectly because of the water reservoirs. The flowers in the boxes are absolutely beautiful. What a nice addition to our home.

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Certainly a nice design, but a little difficultly in using the included hardware to attach to a railing. I like the fact that I don't have to water the plants every day, but during hot days(95 to 100+ degrees) I do have to fill it every other day, so leaving it for a long weekend would not be a good idea. But the plants are thriving... My biggest problem was that the filler tube cap was not included. [...]

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It's wonderful- finally don't have to worry about my plants turning into crispy critters!!!!

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These window boxes are WONDERFUL! This is my 2nd set. I rent so couldn't attach them to the house but they look great on my porch railing. I live in a hot climate. The resevoir allows my flowers to be watered without drying out. The tube design for adding water and the float allows me to easily fill the resevoir and if I add too much, the pot will automatically drain.

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Saves many steps with a 2nd story deck, less watering, great.

39" is a great size for a showy display.

Flowers grow beautifully.

Your companies replacement policy is great.

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Excellent attractivewindow box. I bought two/ Easy to install and maintain.

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the self watering feature is very helpful...ensures that the plants are getting sufficient water but not too much.

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this was the only windowbox that was the exact deminsions I needed. How did you know? I am very pleased with it. I filled it with bright colored petunias for the first planting and it is such a pleasure to look out of my bedroom window and see the perfect windowbox. It has a white arbor in front of the window covered in wisteria and this just finished off the look I wanted. Thank you so much. My son lives in Burlington and I come to your store when I am there. Have purchased other "treasures" in the past.

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The description of the product did not indicate that it required power tools and a board to screw into. I looked at the pictures and found one that seemed to match my situation so I ordered the product, but was soooo disappointed that the planters could not be mounted. Having on the floor of the deck is not the same.
They do do a good job of keeping the plants alive.

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This planter was installed on a wide deck rail, using some of the included hardware. It serves the double purpose of hosting my herb garden (in a potentially dry, windy climate) and keeping the cat off the rail. It is well designed. I especially like the water level indicator.

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window box is very good quality and the price was very reasonable. No complaints - I love it!!

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I purchased two of the self watering window boxes and they are great. I will be ordering more of these window boxes for the front of my house and some self watering hanging baskets too!

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The water well on these boxes works fabulously - you can go for days without watering. It really holds a large quantity of water.
The directions took us a little while to figure out how to assemble the brackets for our porch railing situation, but after that they have been great.

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This windowbox needs another bracket to help hold up in the middle. My wall studs where bracket attached only left 3/4" of windowbox to hang over bracket. Nothing was mentioned that this windowbox should not be used over vinyl siding. I installed and box weight pushed in vinyl siding and one bracked bent from box weight.Thumb screws would not stay in position and box was hard to keep level. Finally cut a 15" x 4" cedar fence board, primed and painted and attached metal bracket to this board and screwed into wall stud using 3" screws. Also used lockwashers on thumbscrews as screws kept slipping and lockwashers fixed the problem. So if you install over vinyl siding, put wood over the vinyl and then install the bracket to keep vinyl from pushing in. If installing on wood siding, you should have no problems, but use lockwashers or the box may not keep level.

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Very attractive appearance. We live right on the water with almost constant wind which causes plants to dry out rapidly. The self watering feature will be the salvation of our flowers!!!!!!

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I am using the planters to grow tomatoes. The plants are doing beautifully - better than ever before in our garden. The self-watering feature makes it easy to care for the plants.

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Using windowboxes on our deck. We have had way too much rain. Do not know how windowbox will handle it.

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I live in near the beach so my plants get plenty of sun and wind. These window boxes really help me to regulate the water that they need so that my plants do not dry out.

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This is the first time I have purchased a self-watering flower box. It is great...I have had my flowers planted in it for about two weeks and they are growing fast. When the reservoir is filled, the water lasts for over a week. I also purchased the self watering potting soil to use in the flower box.

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My husband and I purchased 4 windowboxes a few years ago for our porch rail. We live in SE NC and it gets pretty hot in the summer. These were the answer to keeping the geraniums looking great from April to November. We purchased another one for the tender herbs that I like to use. I hope the thyme doesn't wilt this summer. The boxes are convenient so that I can bring it in if the herbs need to come inside. We also purchased 4 hanging planters for our porch ferns this year. We'll keep your products in mind if we need any more planters.

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We have these planters sitting along the fence around our pool with an array of different flowers in them. They look great, but we planned to hang them on the fence but the brackets would not work with the fence. Oh well...

Comments about 39" Self-Watering Windowbox:

Perfectly designed for decks because they are lightweight, but strong. You can hold off adding the water until you hang them for ease of lifting. Only problems were quality control and hardware design. We ordered nine to get seven, and had to order half again as many hangers because each needs two of the longer braces for the typical six inch railings on a deck. [...] they LOOK GREAT! I don't have to recommend these to a friend. I just have to let a friend SEE them and they self-recommend!

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I purchased this product, bevause I am so far from a green thumb, and I wanted to spruce up the front of my house, this product seemed simple enough and it was. The only probems I had was the connection for the water supply broke off, but that is nothing really to complain about. The look beautiful and are easy to install and use.

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I had four of these window boxes (white) mounted on the front of my home for about 10 years before I sold it. They made my home look so beautiful, especially at the holidays and during the winter months. These boxes were perfect for me because my plants always flourished and lazy me didn't have to water plants very often. I dreaded leaving the windowboxes on the house when I moved, but I felt they belonged there. Nowadays when I drive by the house I see that the window boxes still look just as new as the day I first installed them, only the new homeowner does not care or know how to decorate them nearly as nice. I unfortunately cannot have my house back, but I recently bought myself two new boxes to mount on the small ranch house I now rent, and they've actually restored a sense of comfort and joy in my new home, not to mention my landlady is also very pleased with them. I highly recommend these windowboxes to anyone who enjoys floral design and who takes pride in beautifying their home, both when looking at the house from the street as well as when inside the house and looking out.

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Needed a window box under an awning. This is easy to install and has performed super. I have thrown away plants that died for the past 3 years with my old box, but this year plants are dong great! I will buy this again next year for another window.

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I used the windowboxes to create a pleasant garden effect along two ledges by the windows.
Along with the 39" I purchased one 24" and two 31" to complete the line of plantings. They look wonderful and give me a sense of garden. We live in a condo and all the outside plantings are taken care of by the Association, so no chance to have flowers except in those windowboxes. So nice that I do not have to water them daily, which usually ends up overwatering some.

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Just got this window box..... it looks great and fits tons of plants.... Love the self watering gage..... I just look out the window to see if it needs water !

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Once you buy one of these, you're hooked and have
to have more. I ordered two to start and upon
arrival and assembly (easy as pie), I ordered two
more. Just plant your plants, fill the reservoir
and sit back and relax.

Comments about 39" Self-Watering Windowbox:

This product makes a very attractive window box. I love that it is self watering!

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This fits perfectly into my wrought iron window box. By having the water reservoir I don't have to worry about overwatering and the water dripping down on the house and making stains. I just got it this year, I don't have any cons about it.

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Locally, including both garden supply sources and big box stores, there are little or no offerings of satisfactory window boxes. The slim choices available all have serious deficiencies such as size, type of construction, color limitation and none have satisfactory water retention design.The self-watering windowbox answers all of the requirements to successfully support the growth and maintenance of flowers to beautify any residence or business.

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I plant and use as porch boxes in a semi shaded porch. I have planted begonias, fuscia, and wave petunias and I was pleased with the results every time.
This year I bought 2 more and have planted passionflowers and they are doing well on a sunny porch

Comments about 39" Self-Watering Windowbox:

I had done alot of research and looking before I decided to buy these through your catalog. I couldn't be happier! No mainatenance and the watering system really works! I only have to fill them once a week (they are in 1/2 day sun) and my plants look GREAT! Very reasonably priced as well! I would recommend them to everyone!

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An excellent box that holds water well and displays the flowers without looking either too fancy or too ugly. The focus is on the blossoms, not the box, as it should be.

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I mounted this to a porch railing. I had to shim the brackets, to level the planter, but this was a simple task that took a couple of minutes. The windowbox is well designed. It is very sturdy. The plastic bars prevent the front of the box from bowing out. The brackets hold the box securely. And it holds two gallons of water, so I only have to water a couple times a week. I love this planter.

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Great product - not made in China!

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I just put 14 annuals in the 2 window boxes, so it will be awhile before I can really give an honest review. I left the annuals in their plastic containers, poked holes in the sides and cut out the bottom of each container so the roots can get to the water. We'll see what happens.

Comments about 39" Self-Watering Windowbox:

The ability to have window boxes in difficult places that can be watered less frequently is great. Once they are planted it's almost as if they take care of themselves.

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I'm using the planters on my deck. They look good, are generous in size, and easy to install.

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The hardware is good quality which made the installation go well---always a welcome feature.
The handy water level guide is easily seen which makes sure that the plants don't dry out. The window faces west so maintaining moisture all summer is key to the success of keeping the plants from frying.

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I bought 3 self-watering window boxes in the bronze color to line the edge of my outdoor patio. They look great and the flowers are beautiful!

Comments about 39" Self-Watering Windowbox:

Great design that requires little watering since there is a large water resevoir. The brackets and sturdy and hidden by the boxes once on the house.

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I use two of these on side by side on my porch railing my kitchen window looks out on the porch so I get to admire the flowers many times a day. We were gone for 5 days and the flowers looked just as crisp and beautiful as the day we left. What a wonderful product.

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Finally can grow tomatoes, peppers and herbs that usually won't grow in this arid soil. Love it!

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This is an attractive planter and it does have the capacity to self water. What you should know is that it is NOT for metal railings. This fact was not written anywhere in the catalog or on the website (to my knowledge). I had to buy hardware brackets to mount the planter (and not just screws, but the whole bracket assembly) on my wrought iron railing. The bracket I bought had two assembly options, one for metal railings which had a curve to fit and another type of mounting hardware for a different set up. I would recommend that this hardware be designed the same, otherwise state plainly that this is not for metal railings. I set it up anyway, but it is not level therefore the self watering function is all off kilter. I decided it was too much trouble to return it, but I wouldnt recommend it for a metal railings.

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I am using the boxes on architectural ledges on the second floor of our house. After placing them we went away for 3 days and when we returned, both of us were so happy to see that the flowers were still looking great! [...] I love them!

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ONLY WATER ONCE A WEEK AND NEVER DRY..

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I purchased five of the 39" self-watering flower boxes to replace some old ones that had worn out. The new boxes are attractive, well-made, and hold an amazing amount of water. In the Washington, DC, area, it gets very hot in the summer and these boxes are perfect because you don't have to worry about watering every day. My geraniums have never looked so good. I will replace my old hanging baskets next.

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I have 3 of these in the shade of my garden shed. I have planted lettuce and spinach that I will keep in a cool location, They are mobile.

Comments about 39" Self-Watering Windowbox:

Seems to take a lot of water. Hard to install on our particular deck rail.

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I haven't had these planters very long, but so far I'm pleased with them. They look attractive and were simple to install.

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Easy to hang and very secure, self-watering feature works great. The bronze looks more plastic-y than I had hoped, but they are plastic so not really unexpected.

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I installed the planter on my patio railing in less than an hour (drilling screw holes and all).
I especially how easy it is to monitor the water level.

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Using as a window planter in a partly sunny spot. Seems fairly foolproof for a new gardner. I wish there were more design options.

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Really love the window boxes. The only con ( not really con, but...) was the color selection. I bought spray paint for plastics and now they are the exact color I wanted. They are very well built, easy to assemble and going to be easy to just remove and store for the winter. Great product, as I have come to expect from Gardeners Supply.

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It's great to be able to have a window box that doesn't dry out in one day. Living in the desert makes it very hard to keep plants alive

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THE WINDOW BOXES WERE EASY TO ASSEMBLE AND INSTALL. THE FLOAT TO TELL WHEN IT NEEDS WATER IS LARGE ENOUGH TO SEE FROM A DISTANCE. IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE MORE COLORS TO CHOOSE FROM.

Comments about 39" Self-Watering Windowbox:

I have had to replace a window box because, while on the ground before installation, the bottom cracked and the water reservoir leaked.
The window box needs extra careful handling.

Comments about 39" Self-Watering Windowbox:

I liked this so much last summer that I purchased another one. My plants stay healthy & watered while we're away. Love it!

Comments about 39" Self-Watering Windowbox:

I bought one for each window in our prayer garden at our church. With our previous window boxes someone would have to water every day. With your self watering window boxes I need only refill every week.

Comments about 39" Self-Watering Windowbox:

Very attractive windowbox and holds up very well. Holds plenty of water, too!

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I bought two smaller ones last year of this type of container from Gardener's Supply and liked them so much I bought two of the larger ones this year. They are great out on my deck filled with the cascading type of petunias.

Comments about 39" Self-Watering Windowbox:

A perfect match on our deck for the self watering tomato containers (on trolleys). Will be getting more next year!

Comments about 39" Self-Watering Windowbox:

This is a nice size and I am using it to decorate my sidewalk into my home.

Comments about 39" Self-Watering Windowbox:

I really like these boxes - installed 2 along our deck railing. Hold a lot of plants and look nice. I am looking forward to not having to water them every day when the weather gets hot!

Comments about 39" Self-Watering Windowbox:

We put 2 of these under our front window, filled up with bright color plants,and now they are a conversation pieces.

Comments about 39" Self-Watering Windowbox:

Clean lines, great capacity, sturdy but light weight, I 'specially like the little optional cross pieces to keep it from bulging when full. Brackets come with the product, easy to install.

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Pain in the neck. You MUST remove all the soil and turn the planter over to drain water before winter or it will crack!!

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Since my backyard is basically the side of a cliff, I love being able to grow vegies and salad on my balcony without using its valuable space. Also great for my micro-climate that can be beautiful one minute and extremely arid the next -- I can just look outside and see if the water level is low.

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Ordered 3; 2 came intact, 1 arrived crunched. Be careful handling any of the parts especially the center supports - they will snap right off and be useless!! I also ordered the wood surrounds. [...]I'Il keep the 2 and will have to see how they perform.

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These are the only windowboxes I could find that fit over my balcony walls and the adjustable design makes them extremely sturdy. And since I live in southern California, the self-watering feature is very important and beneficial to my plants thru the hot summer months.

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I installed two of these about 6 years ago at my home and I love them! My plants are beautiful! I ordered another one for a friend and we installed it this weekend! Thanks so much for an affordable product that works so well!

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would like larger size

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Makes growing plants a snap, minimizing the time spent on maintenance. The brackets, on the other hand, are carbon steel, and although painted will corrode in a couple of years. A little more spent on the use of corrosion resistant materials would greatly enhance the long-term appearance of the product.

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The design is attractive and it seems well constructed. The brackets are very sturdy, but I wish it came with directions for using the them. I figured it out, but it would have been simpler with directions.

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I have never had a window box that could go more than one day without watering until this one. Great product. I purchased one several years ago and the water level gauge became brittle and broke this year. Nevertheless, very pleased. Will buy again.

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The water gauge was stuck when it arrived and it took several strong taps to get it loose. Easy to fill with water and the filler cap keeps mosquitoes and other bugs out. I did have some problems assembling the mounting bracket. There were no instructions for it. After a couple of failed attempts, I figured it out. It sets far enough away from the side of the house so that I won't have to worry about rot. Overall it seems to be a very good planter.

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Holds a lot of flowers and looks great! Easy to assemble and self watering does it for me even if I forget.

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We're using them to grow most of our vegetables (lettuce, broccoli, beans). The indicator is nice and sturdy, better than on some of the other self-watering products. Be careful though. If your planters are in the sun, once the plants start growing, you will need to water every day.

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These window boxes are attached to my front porch railings making an inviting entry to the house The supports worked well, although instructions a little unclear. Not quite clear how the monitoring for the water level works either but the window boxes look good and the plants are thriving and to date I do not have to worry about watering so often. All pluses!

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This window box hangs from a white picket fence and is planted with pink geraniums. The quality of the box and of the system is amazing.

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I grew flowers in one last year and bought 3 more this year. I'll try herbs in one, strawberries in another and flowers in the other two.

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Used as a window box where i had one made of wood. Will not rot. Looks great . Will not need painting. Good price. I have had a lot od commits on looks and where i purchased it. Great product.

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The self-watering window box beautifies our back porch, where we spend most of our time in spring, summer, and fall.

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I shopped arond for a window box for outside use in which I would grow plants in a coastal area which gets a lot of sun and high temps. This unit has the water reservoir and did not cost as much as the ones I found locally that did not have that feature. It has only been with me for a few weeks but so far all is good.

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Assembled and attached 2 windowboxes to the front of my chalet in minutes. Heavy-duty construction appears to guarantee longlife durability. Plan to fill with a wide variety of sun-loving annuals. The water reservoir will save me running home in midday to water plants.

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I have two of these that I am using to grow my herbs and they are working out great so far! I love that I don't have to worry about watering everyday. The only thing negative would be that with the weight of water, dirt, and plants, the front of the box drops a little lower so it's not completely level but still looks great!

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I have used these "porch rail" planters for 3-4 years and have had great success with beautiful varieties of flowers on my porch rail. Since we installed PVC railing, I did not want to use screws to secure the supports, but I found it very easy to attach the supports using zip ties. When removing them, just clip the ties! EASY!

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these are beautiful on my deck railings....they hold lots of flowers and it tells me when to water....at the end of the season they are easily taken down for the winter

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I bought 2 of the window boxes for outside the front bedroom. I have filled them with colorful pansies. They look great and stay moist.

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Gave it as a Christmas gift to my mom the last two years so she now has 4 self-watering flower planters and she just LOVES them. Cuts her watering time down by 1/3.

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Window boxes in front of our retail store which change with the seasons.

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I originally purchased five window boxes and liked them so well that I bought seven more for the back of my house. I'm located in northern Wisconsin and these boxes need watering only every 7-10 days in the summer. In the winter I fill them with evergreen boughs. The only drawback is that the water gauges are a bit flimsy and some of mine have broken off. However, the windowboxes are still usable.

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I moved into my home in 11/2005, there were no flowers in the front yard. The lawn was plain and pretty dreary. Now I have flowers in windowboxes (5 of them) and a front lawn that people stop and make wonderful comments about all the time. I love, love, love the windowboxes and what they've done for my curb appeal.