On our recent real life vacation to Italy, we were lucky to spend a few days in Venice at a lovely pied-a-terre deep within the city.

Since our flat did not have a usable coffee maker, each morning we walked into the more populated areas in search of our morning espresso. And each morning, I admired balconies with wonderful window boxes, crammed full of flowering annuals, perennials and herbs.

Most of the inhabitants of Venice do not have gardens, so window boxes are a perfect way to indulge in one’s love of gardening. Here is one of the million pics I snapped while wandering in the city – this one taken with the intent to re-create a part of Venice for Second Life.

Snapshot of window boxes in Venice – taken by Moriko’s real life custodian on May 18, 2012

-Hanaya- Venezia Window Box

I recreated the window box itself in mesh, and planted it with a cherry tomato plant, kale, fern, black-eyed susan, rudebeckia and foxgloves. Please note that a current viewer, capable of displaying mesh is required. Both the window box and plants are mod, so if you have narrower windows, you can remove a plant or two and size the window box to fit as needed.

The -Hanaya- Venezia Window Box is on display in the front window of our in-world store, and available for sale there, as well as on the Second Life Marketplace.

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