Garden Dreaming...

When I moved into my place in July 2011, I had a lovely big tiled balcony. It sat stark naked for a good 4 months before I got tired of looking at those hard surfaces of brick and tile, and started longing for something to brighten it up, and give me something to look after!

I started out 'planning' my balcony garden by studying the movement of the sun - how much sun, at what time of the day - and thinking about what I wanted to achieve with my garden.

My balcony faces north-east, getting full sun in the morning, and full shade in the afternoon. My goals came down to 4 main points - organic, edible, always colourful, and fragrant.

I already had in mind a number of plants I would like to grown on my balcony - jasmine (for it's fragrance), herbs (love to cook), tomatoes (because they are delicious) and beans (also delish!). Only thing I needed was pots, soil and the plants themselves!

So, after a trip to my local garden centre, I set about potting tomatoes, beans, jasmine, daisy's, capsicums, a purple blob and an ivory prince (plant profiles to come soon!). I watered them in, and shuffled pots around until I was happy with the arrangement.

With my garden now planted, the watching and waiting began....