Decorate the balcony

You've always wished to transform cluttered with stuff balcony in a cozy place, but you don't know where to start? We will help you to do so without undue cost and effort.



To restore order


Before the arrangement of the balcony, do General cleaning. Peel and wash the floor tiles, get rid of dust on the walls of the balcony, throw extra stuff, but that can still be useful, tidy. If your balcony is quite unsightly floor (old tiles, worn linoleum or simply concrete floor), you can quickly remedy the situation by buying a cheap garden flooring (plastic or wooden). Put the track module is very simple and fast. Wood will cost a little more than plastic, but look more aesthetically pleasing. Instead of the garden parquet can also buy artificial lawn with green grass, which is sold in rolls. It is very durable, resistant to moisture, has a drainage system.





Select flowers


Of course, the most important place in the decoration of the balcony occupied by plants. However, not all are suitable for cultivation. For balconies is better to choose a hardy and fast-growing plants that are not afraid of sudden temperature changes and will be able to move the polluted city air.




For balconies, located on the North side, choose shade-tolerant variety: begonia, scented tobacco, primrose, nasturtium or bulbous.




For high floors (above 10) suitable stunted plants with strong stems: Lobelia, daisies, snapdragons, stonecrop.




Don't forget that on the balcony look impressive curly: sweet peas, hops, Boston ivy.




If you are not an experienced gardener and growing seedlings don't have time, you can buy already flowering bushes in pots or pots that are instantly decorate a balcony. Lush bright chrysanthemums in autumn can be transferred into the room, and the little roses in pots well take root and flower beds.





Caring properly


To water the plants should every day, trying to choose morning or evening hours, when plants do not get the bright rays of the sun. If the soil is dried up, do not just pour water plants. Better to stick a plastic bottle of mineral water, making the cover a small hole, and arrange drip irrigation. The fledgling plants it is best to spray from pulverizator, guiding it closer to the ground, and very tender seedlings from a medical syringe, directing a stream of water under the stems.




Tall plants set against the wall of the balcony, so that the stems are bent from the wind.




Organize the area for yourself, installing a light and compact outdoor furniture.




Small pots of different plants can be in boxes or in bright plastic buckets, which will better retain moisture, slowing down its evaporation. To help plants grow quickly, choose deep bulk boxes that are longer retain water. The most convenient plastic.

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