Is Balcony Cut Flower Growing Worth the Space?
Six pots take up most of Nora’s balcony floor. She weighs what that space actually cost her against what it gave back, and lands on an honest, not entirely tidy, answer.
Growing for Cutting
Balcony Growing Mistakes I Made This Year
From forgotten watering to a wind battered corner and the wrong pot depth, Nora walks through the small, avoidable mistakes that shaped her first real season of balcony growing.
What I’d Grow Again on the Balcony, and What I Wouldn’t
A season of trial and error left Nora with a shorter, more specific list for next year: clear favorites, a surprise winner, and a couple of pots she is retiring for good.
The Container Flowers That Actually Tolerated My Balcony
Wind, partial sun, and small pots ruled out more flowers than Nora expected. Here is what actually coped with those limits, and what only looked tough on the seedling tray.
Why Buying Flowers Still Wins Over Growing Them
After a full season of balcony container growing, Nora weighs the time, the small space, and the failure rate against simply buying, and lands firmly on one side.
The Balcony Flowers That Actually Showed Up This Year
A season by season look at what actually grew in Nora’s pots this year, what fizzled early, and why a modest balcony taught her to expect less than she’d planned for.