Balcony – undoubtedly necessary and very useful room supplementing the majority of city apartments. Most often warehousing of the things which were not located in the storeroom becomes the main function of balcony. And only true judges of beauty turn the balconies into the real flower greenhouses, pleasant and lightening the mood both in hot summer days, and into severe winter frosts. To turn the balcony into one of such heavenly spots, it is necessary to know what flowers it is better to plant on the balcony.
Before starting gardening of the balcony, learn to what of four parts of the world it comes and what type treats. Solar balcony call the room lit by the sun of more than 12 hours in day and coming to southern southwest or southeast I will shift. Shadow call the balcony lit by the sun less than 12 hours a day and coming to the North, northwest or northeast side. This information is also the main criterion for selection of colors for balcony.
On solar balcony it is better to put photophilous flowers, such as geranium, carnation, Silvia, petunia, verbena, nasturtium, mignonette, tsinniya, geranium and phloxes. The ideal decision for decoration of balcony of the city apartment is planting of climbers, such as ipomeya and sweet pea. They will please by all means you and your relatives with magnificent lots of greens and bright numerous colors.
to puton the balconyPoliantovy roses also belong to photophilous flowers which is possible. They represent compact, but at the same time quite dense bushes decorated with the large inflorescences consisting of set of small and very bright rosettes. Will please you with the beauty poliantovy roses till late fall. On the shadow balcony it is better to plant the flowers unpretentious to city conditions and resistant to vagaries of the weather. Perfectly transfers lack of light lobelia, calceolaria, ivy, araliya, myrtle, forget-me-not, marigold and fragrant tobacco. The fuchsia and begonia are especially whimsical by bright sunlight. Therefore it is necessary to plant these flowers only on the balcony coming to the North, northwest or northeast side. When choosing colors for balcony you remember that not all plants well transfer the polluted air. Therefore if your balcony comes to the busy street or traffic area, petunias, geraniums, marigold, dahlias and nasturtiums will become its best ornament. In the places subject to continuous impact of strong winds, it is better to give preference to verbena, ageratum, lobelia, begonia ever flowering and geraniums zone. Decorating balcony with flowers, be not fond of abundance of various versions and coloring of plants. Stop the choice on 3-5 grades which are harmoniously combined among themselves.