Having a balcony from which a flood of nutmegs is a beautiful idea. But if it is not in the sun all day, there is little to bloom and some green decorations you can dream. “The geraniums love and heat,” says Jana Bucharová in the podcast. And it recommends looking at other annuals in the boxes.
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A spacious loggia or terrace oriented to the south will sometimes and sometimes the function of a real garden. But few have it. Yet the balconies reversed to another cardinal side, even north, can bloom in the summer. Just choose the right types. And to rejoice that you have a little less concern to the dressing.
Lobby
At this time, they are full of horticulture and just choose a shade that suits you this season. Small flowers gradually bloom and fad, so they can withstand almost the entire balcony season. The full sun would not do well and need damp soil.
Fuchsia
Each of their flowers act as a small work of art and it doesn’t really matter what variety or cultivar you choose. They will fully bloom from June to October and if you carefully search, you will also discover frost -resistant cultivars. But this does not require the balcony, so choose whether you want to grow a buoyant upright or gracefully overhanging fuchsia.
Petunia
Another flowering annual that will enchant you until the first frosts. And if you give them enough space, they will fill the whole balcony. In addition, it attracts pollinators, so that the space will not only bloom but also buzz. It needs more permeable soil and rather a wetter substrate. Choose it more for a sunny balcony, it would not benefit in complete shadow.
Ornamental nettle
Do you tap your forehead that you are not fools to bet nettle on the balcony? But these do not burn, they do not grow up as their Czech counterparts and, unlike them, do a lot of great. They do not bloom, but excel in the colors of the leaves from cream, green, red or purple. You can combine them at will and just think that they need a permanently damp but uncoated substrate.
Begenie
This is Jana Buchar’s secret tip, a garden expert of the Recipe magazine. “They bloom beautifully in the shade, offering a large selection of varieties and colors and just choose,” says the Řeceptář in the ear podcast. And why a secret tip? “Begonie is tubers and you can keep them in the cellar or in another cold place. In the spring, just let them sprinkle and in a few weeks you can look forward to beautiful flowers.”
