Tips to Grow Your Own Balcony Garden

For city-dwellers, having a garden may seem like a distant dream (or at least, a dream a few hours outside of the city;) however, not having a backyard doesn’t mean you can’t create your own balcony garden within a concrete jungle.

Creating a beautiful balcony garden is completely possible with a little bit of planning and care. Start by understanding how to tend to your blossoming oasis in the sky.

Here are our best tips to care for your own petite outdoor sanctuary:

Knowing What to Plant

What kind of garden are you hoping to create? Are you going to create an edible garden of herbs and veggies? Or is your garden entirely plant and flower-based? Knowing this ahead of time and even mapping out how you plan to structure your garden will help you make your initial choices. In addition, different plants thrive together and have different needs, which will also inform your choices before you begin.

Furniture

Do you picture yourself sitting down to enjoy a morning coffee within your garden, or is your garden solely a space to grow some of your own vegetables and herbs? Depending on how you plan to enjoy your garden, you may want to consider building your new sanctuary in the sky around a patio table or some seating.

Weather Conditions
Is your balcony windy or covered? Is your balcony particularly shady? Knowing and researching plants that suit the type of climate you live in will shape the types of plants that can thrive within your garden.

Plan Beyond the Seasons

In addition, if you’re living in Canada, it’s important to consider whether or not your garden can survive throughout the seasons. Most experienced balcony gardeners do have a mix of summer plants and year-round plants so they can enjoy fresh herbs and veggies during the Summertime.

Sunlight Conditions

To maximize the life of your garden, understand how sunlight moves along your balcony and pair your plants by the climate they prefer. For example, cluster all your sun lovers together and also include all your plants more accustomed to shade in another spot.