
How to start a balcony herb garden with limited sunlight
A shady balcony can still give you a very decent herb harvest, as long as you choose the right plants…
Easy plant and flower ideas for gardens, balconies, patios and indoor spaces, from colourful borders to low-maintenance containers.

A shady balcony can still give you a very decent herb harvest, as long as you choose the right plants…

Shady corners can feel stubbornly green: plenty of leaves, but hardly any flowers. You might have a fence, a north-facing…

If your borders look busy with flowers but strangely quiet, with hardly a bee or butterfly in sight, it’s usually…

When space is tight, the herbs you put together matter more than the number of pots you own. If your…

A small courtyard can feel like a dead end: high walls, a patch of paving, a drain cover and not…

Strong wind on a balcony can shred delicate leaves, dry pots in a day and leave plants leaning away from…

When borders bake in July, many lush plants collapse, brown at the edges and demand constant watering. If your pots…