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Balconies

Rail planters, compact herb boxes and vertical gardens for balconies and other small outdoor spaces.

This category covers gardening on balconies and other small outdoor spaces, including rail planters, compact herb boxes and vertical gardens. Guides walk through the basics of balcony gardening and explain how a balcony garden differs from a ground-level one. Herb gardens and the vegetables that suit containers are covered, along with crops that demand too much space or weight. Structural concerns come up as well, including balcony weight limits and safer container choices.

Other articles look at using railings and walls with rail planters and vertical gardens, and at plant privacy screens for balconies overlooked by neighbors. Watering systems for container gardens that dry out quickly are explained, as is wind protection for exposed balconies.