Shade-loving plants growing in your window well can soon fill it with life. Basement window wells have an important function: keeping water and dirt out of your basement while letting light in. Most window wells are constructed of galvanized steel and are not attractive to look at when you are in your basement.
What plants grow well in a window well?
Shade-loving annuals grow fast, are easy to care for and provide color in low-light areas. In containers or planted in the ground of a window well, annuals like impatiens, coleus, begonias, perilla, polka-dot plant, viola and fuchsia can provide a colorful display in your window wells from spring until frost.
How do you grow plants in a window well?
- DO: Allow natural light and airflow into your egress window wells. ...
- DON'T: Fill the entire well with plants and shrubs. ...
- DO: Use Decorative Rock. ...
- DON'T: Hang planters or other items from the window well escape ladder. ...
- DO: Use weather-resistant Window Well Scenes. ...
- DON'T: Cover or paint a rusting or rotting well.