How To Make A Garden On Balcony
For creating the balcony garden of your dreams your options include but obviously are not limited to lush living walls vertical planters railing planters container gardens and even trellises.
How to make a garden on balcony. Bromeliads ferns begonias hostas succulents air plants and vines all make for great vertical gardening. You can grow cherry tomato varieties like Tiny Tim which do well in containers and as long as your balcony can get enough sunlight this plant will do really well. Best shade loving plants.
Lettuces salad leaves rocket parsley and chervil are all best grown in partial shade to stop them running to seed too quickly. Succulents annuals strawberries herbs and lettuce can be successfully grown in a railing. When creating a balcony garden in a narrow space hanging pots and baskets are key.
Herb garden herbs grow well even in shady spots so theyre a great pick for a balcony herb garden. This design allows many plants to grow in often neglected overhead space. The best way to start is to combine plants with colorful foliage plants and flowering species to add more drama to the space.
This is the third episode in our growing food in small spaces series see Ep1 here httpsyoutubeNh0ol-eAN2U and Ep2 httpsyoutubejkWWB9O2wQ8 This e. One easy way to create a stunning visual effect on your balcony is to grow climbing plants. Buy climbing plants to maximise the space.
Graham Ross shows you how to create an apartment-friendly balcony garden even if you are a renter. Attaching planters to the balcony railing is another brilliant idea as it. Change the perspective on your balcony and think vertically.
Plus youll never be more than a few steps away from fresh herbs for cooking win-win. Hanging baskets look beautiful on the balcony. In vegetables grow beans cucumbers tomatoes peppers and peas.