Specialty Gardening: I have to movehelp!, 1 by revclaus

revclaus wrote:
Hi Nancy! I know what you mean. When we moved in here that's what I said too, never again. Never say never!

The new balcony faces east southeast. The one I have now faces north northeast. But the current one is on the northwest corner of the building, so I have early morning sun from the east and late afternoon sun from the west, and no trees in the way. The new one is on the northeast corner of the building, so no western sun. And there are trees in the front of the balcony. The big difference is that though the square footage is a little smaller, the new balcony is 9 x 14, whereas the old one is 5 x 26, a much friendlier shape, more like yours. This is it, sans the carpeting which I asked that they remove. I'll have to live there awhile before I know what the sun exposure is.

I'm afraid there won't be any opportunity for enabling :-( I can't figure out how to put all my plants out there now. I have floor planning software, and with DH now using a walker, I'll have less available space for plants. He wants a table, so I bought a 28" square wire mesh one at the supermarket. And he wants a grill, so I'm getting one of those that's 22" in diameter. Everything is "balcony-size." A much better arrangement for outdoor living, but less favorable for more gardening.

If I had 150 pots I wouldn't move, I don't care if the building fell down around me! But I've only got about 40 or so. It'll be manageable (she says hopefully).