Things to remember
- You will have to plant seedlings. In spring, it can only be bought in stores or markets, because seeds and tubers are planted from late February to April.
- When choosing colors, consider which side your balcony faces. Some plants need a lot of sunlight to bloom profusely, while others will quickly wilt under the scorching rays of the afternoon.
- Hanging flowers with hanging shoots look better in hanging flowerpots. For the rest, ordinary pots or balcony boxes are suitable.
Flowers in ordinary pots on the balcony / myproductivebackyard.com.au
Flowers in balcony boxes / jardineriabordas.com
Flowers in hanging pots / fassadengruen.de
- Before taking it out onto the balcony, transplant the seedlings into the selected containers. Use a universal primer. Be sure to place a layer of drainage at the bottom, such as expanded clay or gravel.
- Place flowers on the balcony when the weather is warm and the threat of frost has passed. This is especially true for open loggias where the outside temperature is high.
- Gradually accustom the plants to fresh air. For a week or a week and a half, take it out onto the balcony during the day, and then return it back.
- When watering, take into account not only the recommended frequency, but also weather conditions. In rainy summers, flowers in an open place do not always need additional moisture.
- Ventilate the closed balcony daily so that the plants always have enough fresh air.
- In the summer, feed the flowers with complex fertilizers about once a month. Select the dosage and frequency for each type individually.
Choosing a location for a mini-garden
A balcony located on the sunny side is perfect for all plants. Some will need a little shading, but this can be done by those flowers that need an abundance of sun . For everyone, it is necessary to optimize the watering regime - you need to water more often and more abundantly. As a result, you will get a beautiful landscape under the windows, shading and fresh air, and the flowers will have a lot of oxygen, sun and active growth.
How to decorate a balcony with flowers on the north side or located in a draft? In this case, domestic perennial plants are placed closer to the wall of the house, flowering annuals are planted in pots and placed on the median line, climbing flowers will feel good on the parapet of the fence.
Pay attention to the color scheme of the plants so that the flower garden does not blend in with the color of the walls and is pleasing to the eye . Against the background of a red brick wall, white, green, and yellow plants will look beautiful, but flowers with red leaves or flowers will become invisible. The background will improve the position; a fashionable trend is a painted brick wall.
If changing color is not your plan, use plants with shading colors. Wall-mounted planters are a good solution. They can be hung, fixed directly to the wall, and by planting climbing plants in them, you will get a miniature vertical garden in front of the windows. It will look like the image below.
Annual plants:
Household perennial plants that live on the windowsills of our houses are loved, but they cannot always form a complete composition for a balcony garden. Sometimes it is even harmful to take them outside the apartment; a change in the microclimate can adversely affect its vital functions. The best option for organizing a green area on a balcony or loggia are unpretentious annual plants. When choosing plants for planting, consider their need for sunlight. The loggia often receives less light, so for this room it is better to choose plants with a low sun requirement. You can reliably find out what a balcony with mature plants will look like by looking at the illustration on a bag of seeds.
The best option for organizing a green area on a balcony or loggia are unpretentious annual plants!
For shaded spaces:
- Begonia: has all the decorative qualities and is easy to care for. A wide range of colors and a variety of varieties will make the open or closed space of the balcony an Eden. Climbing plants will help add luxury to begonia compositions .
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- Sweet peas: used for both hanging and border decoration. Annual pea plants come in many shades of color, are decorative and require little care.
- Anemones: unpretentious plants with amazing diversity. You will be surprised by the splendor of flowering and ease of care.
For solar:
- Petunia: the ideal inhabitant in a limited space. The inflorescences are varied in shape, color and type. Climbing varieties are beautiful in hanging flowerpots and complex compositions; surface varieties cover the pot with a beautiful head of flowers. You can decorate your balcony with your own hands only with the help of different varieties of petunias. By planting several varieties in one pot, you will get an explosion of color, brightness and emotion.
- Geranium: a long-time resident of our latitudes. Excellent propagation by cuttings. Lives outside in the summer and winters in pots on the windowsill. It has a pronounced decorative effect of leaves, flowers, shapes. Blooms almost all year round.
- Pansies: The friendly appearance of these flowers will delight you all season long with their variety of colors and shapes.
- Nasturtium: takes root in any pot and blooms gratefully until the cold weather. There are regular and climbing varieties. It will enhance any unsightly corner or wall.
Balsam
Waller's Impatiens / plantsam.com
- Where to put it: on the balcony on the north, east or west side. In the south, if there is no other option, be sure to shade it.
- When it blooms: from early summer to autumn.
- How long does it live: there are both annuals and perennials.
Impatiens forms bushes 20–25 cm high. The flowers are quite large, red, white or pink.
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The main rule in caring for balsam is regular and abundant watering every day or two. Without this, the plant will quickly wilt. It feels normal in partial shade, but not under scorching rays, especially midday.
For a comfortable winter, the flower needs a temperature of 15–16 ° C and daily spraying or constant air humidification.
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