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A balcony garden in five pots

You do not need a garden to grow something. Five well-chosen pots can turn a bare balcony into a green room you will use every evening.

A balcony garden in five pots

You do not need a garden to grow something. Five well-chosen pots can turn a bare balcony into a green room you will use every evening.

Mix heights and textures

Combine one tall grass, one trailing plant, one herb pot and two flowering pots in matching terracotta. A small stool doubles as a side table.

“A room should breathe. Give every object enough air to be seen.”

Keep it personal

  • Choose one piece you love and build around it.
  • Repeat a colour at least three times across the room.
  • Add slowly — live with a change for a week before the next.

The best rooms are rarely finished in a weekend. Notice what you reach for, move pieces between rooms and let the space grow with you.

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