| Window boxes seem to be popping up all over | | | | Kingdom and Canada as well, the trend follows a |
| the place lately. Over the last decade window | | | | similar consistent rise. In Europe, and especially |
| boxes have become increasingly popular with | | | | Great Britain, window boxes, planters, and flower |
| online searches doubling from 2004 to 2005, | | | | boxes are abundant everywhere you go. More |
| doubling again in 2006, and doubling once more | | | | companies are adding curb appeal to appeal to |
| over the next season and a half. Window boxes | | | | customers and set themselves apart. Landscapers |
| used to be a seasonal item that was only | | | | have begun requesting window boxes for |
| searched for online in the months of April and | | | | landscaping and commercial projects. Home |
| May. In 2007, searches were up 8-fold over 2004 | | | | garden enthusiasts all around the country are |
| for window boxes and reached high volumes | | | | discovering window boxes for planting and |
| from February all the way to October. This | | | | gardening. The trend doesn't show signs of |
| increasing trend for window boxes is due to a | | | | slowing down and look to see continued growth |
| variety of factors. Low maintenance materials | | | | throughout 2008 and 2009. |
| such as vinyl, PVC, and fiberglass allow window | | | | Vinyl emerged as a popular no rot, low |
| boxes to last much longer and look new many | | | | maintenance choice in the last couple decades and |
| years after they were purchased. Also, the | | | | PVC quickly has been introduced as an upgrade |
| housing recession of 2007 and 2008 has many | | | | over vinyl that allows for paintability, the look of |
| home owners and builders upgrading to improve | | | | wood, and a solid structure. Fiberglass window |
| the curb appeal and sell factor for their homes. | | | | flower boxes were introduced a few years back |
| Homeowners who have traditionally bought or built | | | | as a different alternative to wood, however, they |
| wooden window boxes are now looking at | | | | can be expensive, heavier, and harder to install in |
| alternatives to wood so that they do not have to | | | | a safe manner than PVC. They also don't capture |
| replace their boxes every 3-5 years. | | | | the look of real wood. Starting to emerge are |
| Window boxes have been most popular in the | | | | composite window boxes made from a variety of |
| northeastern portion of the United States with | | | | materials such as recycled woods, plastics, and |
| strong showings in Cincinnati, Boston, Philadelphia, | | | | others. Look to see window boxes continue to |
| and Minneapolis. Atlanta, GA rounds out the top | | | | gain in popularity, especially throughout the housing |
| five for cities who most search for window | | | | recession. Also, look to see PVC window boxes |
| boxes on the internet. The trend is not just | | | | take the limelight as the most affordable no rot |
| isolated to the United States. In the United | | | | alternative to wood over the next few years. |