Careers
Multi-knowledge: Blooming balconies - the best tips for a sea of flowers in your window box
For many people, the balcony is a place to relax - a little oasis of well-being in stressful everyday life. Balcony flowers are a real classic and ensure long-lasting blooms in summer. In this article, you will learn how to plant and care for your flower boxes in a climate-friendly way. Maximising the splendour of your flowers is not rocket science, you'll see!
Flowers on the balcony are a real perennial favourite! They enchant both owners:in and passers-by. With a few tricks and tips, your balcony will also be in full bloom this season.
Beginner
3 minutes reading time
What it takes to successfully create a blooming oasis in a small space
Choosing the right plants
Choose balcony flowers that suit the light conditions on your balcony. Is it exposed to full sun or rather shady? An appropriate choice of plants is the basic prerequisite for your floral success.
For sunny balconies: typical balcony flowers such as geraniums, petunias, verbena, purslane; also catmint, woolly cicely, stonecrop, summer sage; Mediterranean herbs such as lavender, rosemary, oregano, hyssop
For shady balconies: lily of the valley, fuchsias, begonias, funkias, forest stoneias or hydrangeas
Regular watering
Regular watering is very important, especially on hot days! Flower boxes with water reservoirs are very practical here! The plant can supply itself with the required amount of water.
Fertilising
Organic long-term fertilisation with Bokashi is a sustainable form of nutrient supply. The plant takes what it needs. If you don't have your own bokashi available, choose a resource-saving alternative that will supply your flowers with important nutrients for several weeks.
Herbaceous neighbours
As well as flowers, you can also use herbs in your planters. Fragrant herbs such as basil, mint and rosemary are a great addition to the kitchen as well as being fragrant. They also provide ideal food for many insect species.
Take flowering times into account
Make sure you choose flowers that bloom at different times. This way you can enjoy your colourful flower boxes all season long.
Herbaceous neighbours
As well as flowers, you can also use herbs in your planters. Fragrant herbs such as basil, mint and rosemary are a great addition to the kitchen as well as being fragrant. They also provide ideal food for many insect species.
Take flowering times into account
Make sure you choose flowers that bloom at different times. This way you can enjoy your colourful flower boxes all season long.
Flowers and roots - a strong team on your balcony
Roots helps your plants get off to a good start and, with regular watering, ensures strong roots, an ideal supply of nutrients and abundant blooms. Flowers strengthens the resistance of your flowers, promotes flower formation and intensifies the flower colour.
Roots helps your plants get off to a good start and, with regular watering, ensures strong roots, an ideal supply of nutrients and abundant blooms. Flowers strengthens the resistance of your flowers, promotes flower formation and intensifies the flower colour.
Multi-knowledge - Barbara's effective tips for every home
Discover the best advice from our expert Barbara Enengel for a sustainable home and a flourishing garden in our blog series ‘Multiwissen - Barbaras effektive Tipps für jedes Zuhause’. Whether it's about cleaning your living space ecologically or transforming your garden into a blooming oasis, Barbara's tips will enrich your everyday life. Stay tuned for inspiring stories and smart life hacks! Barbara Enengel studied agriculture at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna. She is interested in natural cycles and ecological relationships in nature and in the garden. She is particularly interested in a diverse and healthy habitat for humans, animals and plants, a principle that she passionately realises in her beautifully landscaped and ecologically managed garden.
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