Residents of high-rise apartments must miss gardens. We all love plants. They play important roles in our lives, aside from being beautiful.
If you live in a high-rise apartment complex, not having a proper garden doesn’t mean you can’t create one on your balcony.
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How Do You Build a Garden on Your 10th-Floor Balcony?
If you are passionate about gardening but live so high up there, this is what to do. Start with the basics: floor, wall, and ceiling, and then determine your requirements for each.
1. Balcony Floor
Faux grass.
The best way to make the space look like a garden is to use good-quality faux grass flooring. It looks and feels like real grass, it will even fool the cows!
A cluster of plants.
Add a cluster of different-sized potted plants to a side, ensuring they are not in the way. If you prefer, a standalone tall plant in a clay pot will suffice. Not much floor space? Go vertical by placing small planters on mounted shelves.
A bed of smooth pebbles.
Create a bed of smooth pebbles with a custom-built metal trough 10cm (4 inches) deep. This feature, combined with the faux grass flooring, will transform your balcony into a garden.
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2. Balcony Walls (if any)
Wood trellis.
What great way to create a garden feel, than by mounting a trellis on the balcony walls? If you love vines and creeping plants that flower, this is it. From light wood to bamboo and thin metal pipes, a simple trellis is a great garden material.
Faux (or real) stone.
Thinking rustic or country style? Faux-stone ceramic tiles are amazing. They look and feel like stone, and are affordable. Add that feature to part of, or a full wall. And if you'd like something lighter and easier to apply, good quality waterproof wallpaper or stick-on decals look great too.
Plant racks and shelves.
Display a collection of cute ornamental plants on hanging wall shelves (minimum of 4 inches/10cm) deep. The shelf sizes and numbers will depend on the available wall space. Display potted cacti, aloe, silver nerve, asparagus ferns, water bamboo, etc. on the shelves. You can also cultivate your herbs and vegetables here.
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3. Balcony Ceiling
Slab ceiling.
With the balcony ceiling likely being the floor slab of an upper level, you can still create a dramatic ceiling for your only outdoor space.
For a slab ceiling, install hooks that you need to hang a collection of potted plants. Hanging potted plants is visually impactful. Hang them low and keep them away from the walk-path
Open balcony (no ceiling).
For the topmost balcony, you need a shade. Great ideas for this feature are pergolas, natural wood awnings, and painted latticework. Train vines to grow over them, or use them to hang various potted plants.
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Make the Balcony Garden an Extension of the Interior
Balconies should have a meaningful impact as an extension of the indoors. They are not meant for storing bicycles, running shoes, gym equipment, and stuff. Your goal? Bring the outdoors indoors.
If you have space, add a cute garden chair, or two and a small table.
And if there is ample space, after setting up the garden, you may have room to seat a couple of people.
A styled garden beyond the living room is an impactful connection between the indoors and the outdoors. It enhances the living room and makes it appear larger.
So, even if your balcony is tiny, turning it into a garden enclave is worth the expense and effort.
It will provide a focal point beyond the boundaries of your interior walls.
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