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Advice for balcony plants
Hi all, I live in London and I love plants but unfortunately I only have a balcony to work with...it faces west, I would like to have some advice on evergreen plants and trees to put there, something that may give a bit of green through winter....maybe also little trees, like palm trees to create shade and some flowering plants for spring...I am looking forward to your advice, thank you!!
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Advice for balcony plants
"laurap74" wrote in message ... Hi all, I live in London and I love plants but unfortunately I only have a balcony to work with...it faces west, I would like to have some advice on evergreen plants and trees to put there, something that may give a bit of green through winter....maybe also little trees, like palm trees to create shade and some flowering plants for spring...I am looking forward to your advice, thank you!! -- laurap74 For one have a look at Choysia (Sundance). A lovely little shrub wih bright yellow leaves to give some brightness in the duller days. Bill |
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Advice for balcony plants
On 11/03/2012 22:44, laurap74 wrote:
Hi all, I live in London and I love plants but unfortunately I only have a balcony to work with...it faces west, I would like to have some advice on evergreen plants and trees to put there, something that may give a bit of green through winter....maybe also little trees, like palm trees to create shade and some flowering plants for spring...I am looking forward to your advice, thank you!! Living in London gives you many advantages in terms of plants which are too tender to grow outside elsewhere. You might like to consider a Meyer's Lemon (if you like making your own "G and T"!). A small olive tree would also be attractive. Many cacti and succulents will survive and flourish if kept dry over winter on a west-facing balcony. Remember that a west-facing balcony in summer will be fiercely hot and even large tubs will dry out quickly under those conditions. The cacti and succulents won't care, but some sort of automatic watering system should be an early consideration for other plants. -- Jeff |
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