Fairly Fall Window Field and Container Concepts | Thrifty Decor Chick

Useful suggestions for creating attractive fall window field and container shows!

These stunning fall foliage recommendations on your containers and window packing containers will carry you thru to Thanksgiving. 

I normally wait only a tad longer to alter out our window packing containers and planters, however a few of them have been wanting terrible, so I made a decision to get began on the autumn variations. 

Our window packing containers by no means took off like traditional this 12 months. We had a deep freeze one night time late within the spring and even after overlaying them, they have been zapped. The potato vine by no means did nicely and the petunias did not develop a lot in any respect. 

I gave up on them a pair weeks in the past and stopped watering as a result of they regarded so unhealthy: 

Transitioning to fall window boxes

The petunias crammed in a lot better than this many of the summer time, however general it was nothing like traditional. 

That is how they normally look: 

Since our temps are wanting nice for at the least the subsequent two weeks, I made a decision to begin engaged on the autumn window packing containers. 

On the subject of exterior planters and containers, take into account filler, spiller and thriller.

For fall, filler can be your extra compact vegetation like mums and decorative kale. Thriller vegetation are normally taller choices like grasses (which I do not normally use within the window packing containers). Spillers are sometimes vine vegetation like asparagus fern, ivy or candy potato vines. 

Inexperienced and purple kale

I’ve just a few requirements for the planters this time of 12 months, however I discovered some new favorites as nicely! You possibly can’t go fallacious with completely different styles of kale: 

Green and purple kale for fall planters

In addition they are available in inexperienced variations, however I like the deep purple tones in these. I grabbed these two variations for our window packing containers. Cabbage/kale are GREAT as a result of their ruffled leaves make them so full. 

You may need vegetation that take up numerous area to assist get monetary savings!

Colourful and full fillers 

Mums are a given, after all! Chrysanthemums are good for the pops of colour you may need in your planters. Be certain to water them like loopy, mums are likely to dry out simply when in containers. 

I additionally love Coleus — there are such a lot of stunning choices in fall shades: 

red coleus planter

I could not discover any Coleus sufficiently small for the packing containers sadly. 

Add in some “thrillers”

For containers the thrillers are normally taller vegetation like decorative grasses. However for window packing containers, I feel something with colourful foliage works nicely. 

I beloved these decorative pepper vegetation that might have labored nicely for the thriller as nicely — nice pops of colour and tall sufficient to face out!: 

Peppers for fall planters and boxes

Vines or asparagus fern are nice for the spiller, however I do not discover they do as nicely within the cooler months round right here. 

This time I went for these attractive “scorching pops purple” peppers — they’re so full and spill over the packing containers fantastically: 

Orange and purple peppers fall planters

The little peppers begin yellow and orange and switch into the darkish purple. I noticed some that turned vivid orange as nicely. 

Listed here are just a few extra nice fall flowers that might add some colour: 

  • Yellow marigolds are so fairly and might face up to the drier circumstances of a window field. (These do nice in full solar!)
  • Violas and pansies have attractive colour and do nicely in cooler temps. 
  • I additionally prefer to tuck in just a few small gourds and pumpkins for some added colour!

I mixed these with the kale and orange and purple mums: 

Purple peppers for fall window boxes

Kale varieties for fall planters

The purple mums have not opened but, which is an efficient factor! I am going to must useless head all of them to maintain them blooming all through the season. 

The pepper vegetation will function my “spillers,” however herbs like thyme and creeping rosemary are different choices that might do nicely within the cooler months. 

Listed here are the entire vegetation I used for these fall window packing containers: 

Plants for fall window boxes planters

 They do not have a ton of colour simply but, however they appear SO a lot better than earlier than!:

Early fall window box ideas

I plan so as to add some mini pumpkins right here and there all through quickly as nicely. 

They are going to all open up and fill in nicely — I am excited to see the colour combo blooming collectively: 

Ideas for fall window boxes

I’ve gathered just a few extra window field and fall planter concepts on your entrance porch! These stunning concepts from fellow bloggers provides you with loads of inspiration.

Carli added some stunning fall touches utilizing vegetation from round her yard:  

Fill fall window boxes for less

This autumn planter is an ideal instance of filler, thriller, spiller!: 

Ideas for fall planter/boxes

And I beloved the peak and fullness of this one from Home of Hawthornes: 

ideas for gorgeous fall planters

I LOVE the dried hydrangea blooms on this attractive fall planter!: 

fall filler, thriller, spiller ideas

I’ll have so as to add some to our fall containers and packing containers — and cross my fingers they do not blow away!

When you have a lined window or porch, you’ll be able to mix fake along with your actual vegetation: 

combo fake real plants fall planters

In the event you’re searching for one thing a bit softer than a standard planter, I like this concept of utilizing a basket on your fall porch: 

basket instead of planter fall porch

Stunning concepts, proper? 

Do you’ve got a favourite addition for fall planters or packing containers? 

Pin these fall window field concepts for later with this picture: 

Fall window box ideas