We are facing shortage of an open space for trees and plants
Growing population is one of the major causes of shortened spaces to live. Most of us have been forced to stay in smaller houses with not much room for plants and trees. The city life has not much space for front and back yards for most of us. Therefore, the only way to have some greenery around is to convert our balconies and terraces in to small gardens.

The best way is to bring some greenery home
The best way to fulfill your desire of a beautiful garden is to convert your balcony in to a complete mini garden. This is not a difficult job if you use some imagination and have some first hand knowledge of plants and their protection. Please be careful in selection of plants according to the climate they require as every plant or flower does not develop in every condition. So, if you are not well aware of plants, which you are interested to grow in your garden there, are experts who may guide you in your local nurseries.

You must plan according to space available
Space in a balcony may also be big or small therefore selection of plants depends based on space available. Hanging plant pots, especially the designer pots available today in various sizes would be the right choice for you. You can use hanging pots as well to save more space and have some more plants to go a little more green and colorful. This is better to use portable furniture in your balcony to utilize the spaceavailable.

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Now the plants you may have
This is very complicated when it comes to choice of plants in your balcony. Most plants being so delicate need a constant watch and maintenance. Every person has his or her own choice as far as choice is concerned. I may recommend some of the plants but this is only a suggestion as you may differ with me entirely and may have your own preferences.

Here are some of the suggestions:
1- Jade plants and button cactus are supposed to be the best choice for hanging pots in a balcony. Money plant is another plant that looks good and needs little care and the best part is it can grow upwards and downwards without any problem.
2- You can have beautifully designed stands made of wrought iron, which can contain many pots of different sizes. These stands certainly increase the beauty of your balcony with their artistic designs.
3- Here you can use your own creative abilities to convert some of the old crockery in to beautiful plants by painting and decorating them as per your own choice. Just imagine your old bowls, idly cooker, ceramic jars, small metallic boxes, backing pots and wooden pots used as beautiful pots for your lovely plants. Be careful that the pots you are going to use should be smaller to give your garden a sophisticated look.
4- Yes, this is possible to use a few vegetables also in your balcony garden if you have some spare space. I have seen tomatoes, beans, chilly, mint and coriander in many balconies. That gives you a satisfaction of having your own kitchen garden in your own house. Apart from these, you can have Aloe Vera, Tulsi (basil), ginger, garlic and onions as well. These plants are good for your health along with the much-needed greenery.
5- You can have wooden pillars or artistic boards fixed in your balcony to let vines like bougainvillea and money plant climb easily and beautifully. How about having a small fountain in a corner of the balcony, that would give it a grand look.
6- Bottles and baskets are good alternate for indoor plants along with hanging pots, which are easy to maintain and shift from one place to other easily.
7- Finally, the lighting is the integral part of beauty and decoration of any place especially mini balcony garden therefore this s advisable to use colored and artistic lights in your balcony. I would suggest using lantern typed terracotta lamps. You can also use bamboo sticks to give your garden a more greenhouse like effect.

Please note that this is very easy to go out and purchase plants of your choice to decorate your balcony and terrace you can even get it done with the help of experts. However maintaining it is the main problem, which you shall have to do to keep it look beautiful, forever which is not possible without your taking a proper interest to do that. I wish you all the best for having a nice and wonderful balcony garden in your own small but lovely house.

• Written by suni51.
• In category Social Life.
• 12 years ago.

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