After moving into our new apartment (with the really loooooong balcony, if you remember!), we have been sorting through all the plants, pots and garden supplies we have. Most of the balcony gets full sunlight throughout the day. During the summer, the full sunlight is restricted to the first foot of the balcony from the railing. During the winter, we expect the sunlight to reach inside the rooms, as the sun will be lower in the sky.
We have sectioned the balcony in specific areas. The eastern side is the domestic side. It has the grass patch for the dogs, a vertical planter (from our Melbourne garden), a new Daily Dump composter (our previous one broke in the storage) and the veggie plants. We're also using this area to store other items for now that will be processed later.
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| East-facing side of the balcony |
The alcove outside the drawing room is for the creepers. This pot contains plants that like partial shade. This area is also collecting the waste water from the office AC.
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| Alcove outside the drawing room |
The second part of the alcove is where we have our outdoor seating. We use it a lot for our meals and evening coffees. Next to us is the doggie hut (that we had in our Melbourne home). The dogs actively use it to catch an outdoor snooze during the day.
This section is visible directly from the drawing room. So we've got all our flowering and feature plants here. This is also the side of the balcony that has the water outlet that we pulled from our kitchen.
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| West-facing side of the balcony |
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