Printer's Row Balcony Boxes

In my last post, I showed you the preliminary design for window boxes in Printer's Row.  My client's request:  planter boxes rivaling those of Venice!  This was our inspiration:

Here's a before shot, with empty balcony boxes, which we sourced here:

And the after.....the view from the client's kitchen sink.  I love how the boxes bring a human scale to the high rises surrounding the view.

Basically, I toughened up the inspiration design (street level, east-facing) with plants more suited to the 28th floor, north-facing, windy balcony site. 

Looking to recreate this design?  Here's your recipe: