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The type of compost you use in your window box is vital to the success or failure of your plants. Which type you choose will depend on whether you are planning a permanent or temporary display of plants or flowers. Soil-based composts are best for permanent plants, such as rhododendrons and heathers, as they are heavy and free-draining. As a result, the nutrients are released slowly and they last for a last long. On the other hand, soil-less composts are great for temporary window box plant displays as they are light and decrease in volume quickly. This means you have...

Our latest project saw us working with Vineet Bhatia, a Michelin-starred chef who owns a restaurant just off the King's Road in Chelsea, London. The owners were after a new look for the entrance of the restaurant and a refreshed look for their roof terrace.  Using the full range of Bay and Box products, we provided planters and planted window boxes for the entrance and used our range of artificial Buxus balls to provide a smart and maintenance-free finish for the roof terrace.  See a range of before and after photos below!            For more information on how...

It's been a really exciting time at Bay and Box this week as we launched our new artificial and Christmas collections! For our range of artificial plants and flowers, we have scoured and tested products across the world to find the very best in the market. High-quality and with an incredibly realistic look and feel, they provide the perfect maintenance-free option over the winter months and beyond, ideal for those who are away a lot or do not have a lot of spare time for the upkeep of their plants and flowers. They honestly had our friends and family fooled as...

Wow, it's certainly been a busy few weeks here at Bay and Box HQ! Alongside some fantastic coverage in Stylist magazine, the Sunday Times and Wandsworth magazine, we have run competitions with The English Garden magazine and Gardeners' World online. In addition, we were also delighted to be part of the Old York Road Street Festival on 5 June. Luckily the sun came out just in time and there was a great atmosphere. The Bay and Box stall even got a visit from the Mayor of Wandsworth! Next up is the Northcote Summer Fete on Sunday 10 July - please...

Well, we are certainly melting in the London spring/summer heat this weekend! Hotter then Ibiza apparently! So what better time then to turn our attention to summer proper and the best choices for your Bay and Box window boxes. If you are looking for plants that will stay out for the duration, the longest lasting flowing plants are impatiens (busy lizzies) and geraniums. There are plenty of varieties available with both of these choices, depending on the look you want to go for. For example, the ivy-leaved trailing geraniums give a more Mediterranean look than the more formal looking ones....