Many people do not know how to properly use the space of the balcony , forcing it with unnecessary junk, old bicycles, cans and buckets. As a result, it turns into a shed like a shed and becomes a kind of "appendicitis" apartment. Experienced designers offer to use the space on the balcony with the benefit, creating there a zone for recreation. How to decorate a balcony with your own hands and at the same time get the maximum benefit from a small room? About this below.
How to decorate a balcony with flowers?
The balcony area is well lit, so it is very convenient to grow plants there. You can plant decorative flowers, and you can organize a real home garden with original beds. How to do it? Consider the example of a vertical garden, which can be installed in almost any apartment.
To create a bed you will need the following tools:
- plastic troughs;
- end plates;
- fastening (screws and dowels);
- a pair of wooden bars 2 m long;
- saw and drill;
- Ruler and pencil.
The work will be carried out in stages:
- In each gutter, make 3-4 holes to drain the liquid after irrigation. Fix the side ends with holders.
- Attach the slats vertically to the wall at a distance of 40 cm from each other. Fasten the end caps to the slats.
- Insert the collected gutters into the overlays.
As a result, you get an original vertical garden in which you can grow strawberries and spicy herbs.
Plants can also be planted in a pallet and burlap-based construction. To do this, the fabric should be fixed with a stapler to the inside of the pallet so that between the staples there is an indentation of 7-10 cm.
On the reverse side, the construction should be wrapped with a garden film and from 3 sides (except for the upper end) and fastened with clamps.
In the open end, fill the soil.
In the sacking, cut and plant the seed / seed in the ground.
Prior to rooting plants, hold the pan in a horizontal position. When the flowers are well established, you can put it horizontally. As a result, you will get a pretty pretty lush garden.
If you want to grow decorative flowers on the balcony, you can make an original design based on flower pots. Attach to the wall a kind of stand, in which insert pots with flowering plants.
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How to decorate a small French balcony?
Open design with a narrow platform narrows the circle of design ideas to a minimum. However, if you want, you can create an amazing composition of flowers, which literally "swallow" your balcony. For this, it is better to use geranium , fuchsia, petunia and surfium. These plants are characterized by a strong growth of stems and abundant flowering.
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