Hardy plants can take full on sun
Balconies are often extremes, if you have a sunny balcony then often it is baking hot in the summer and many plants struggle to survive, even those with ‘full sun’ on the label.
Here are a few of our top suggestions for creating a successful balcony garden in full-on sun:
- Use large feature pots, small pots dry out too quickly.
- Choose the hardiest of hardy plants such as succulents, yuccas and cordylines.
- If you don’t like succulents and prefer more of a traditional planting scheme then Murraya, Buxus, Magnolia and Gardenia are good options but they will need a lot of water on a regular basis so consider installing a watering system.
- Use a top quality potting mix, one with added fertilizers, wetting agents and water storing crystals.
If all else fails and you just can’t get plants to survive then look out for our suggestions for plant free balcony design. I’ll be putting these together soon.