A Terrace/Balcony garden is a space where you can relax amidst the greens, that can be as big or as small as you like, rather the size the space permits. It can have a number of pots (big and small), or a vertical garden covering the wall space, just some railing baskets or hanging baskets in the balcony spaces.

It is imperative that waterproofing is impeccable in the areas earmarked for developing a terrace and balcony garden.

We are spoiled for choices when it comes to the variety of containers available to choose for our terrace gardens. We can use terracotta, cement, wood, and fiber planters to add interest to our garden. The key is to select the material that suits the area . For example, go with lightweight material if the balcony is narrow or not well supported. We also have to make sure that the choice of material suits the theme of the decor inside the house.

Terraces and Balconies are an unexplored area for growing our dream garden. Depending on the light, these areas can become a veritable oasis. We can grow edibles as well as ornamental plants. We can easily grow large trees in a container and vegetables, herbs, flowers, and other ornamental plants in a raised planter to make our terraces and balconies more versatile.

Terrariums are one of the best ways to introduce greenery indoors. If we choose the right container and plants and place it in bright light, a terrarium can be one of the easiest art pieces to maintain.

Plants make perfect living accessories. Right from your tabletops, work-desks, any corner spaces, hall entranceway, you can decorate any area, big or small with some simple elegant arrangements. Use plants on bookcases to add some texture, have plants in hanging baskets in corner areas to add visual interest, and draw some eyes.

There are a lot of plants that do great indoors. These are some of the easy to care houseplants,

For a container garden, you can use ceramic or terracotta pots, bonsai containers, wooden planters, metal or plastic pots, containers made out of concrete as well, as long as they have a drainage hole in them. The drainage holes prevent waterlogging in the containers thus preventing the roots of the plants to rot.

Zen is an important school of Buddhism. It emphasizes contemplation and meditation as a means for achieving self-knowledge. Zen gardens are designed to help a person achieve the state of mind that leads eventually to enlightenment.

Shade plants are plants that normally grow in a shaded habitat, where the intensity of light is low. There are a variety of plants with lush foliage that can dwell in the shade. They look stunning in landscape or garden setups outdoors, when potted in containers for balconies as well as indoors as decorative accents.

There are a lot of ingredients that go into making a successful garden. The basic ones are healthy soil, the right amount of sunlight, the right quantity of water, a little love, and proper care of plants.

Try arranging your plants on certain sides of the balcony, keeping free space to move around a little. Place your plants based on the height, color, and texture of the plant.

You can use a combination of plants in your container garden, from succulents to foliage, to flowering plants, depending on the light requirements of the plants. All you have to consider is having one tall plant to create some drama, called a thriller, followed by more bushy plants called fillers to give a more complete look to the container garden, and then comes the trailing plants called spillers.

One can always go for things in and around us, like coconut shells. Pick coconut shells and use them as planters. One can even use coir planters or planters made out of coconut liners, normally placed within planting troughs, window boxes, hanging baskets, and other types of containers. One can use wooden boxes as planters, planters made out clay, bamboo, and jute. These are more eco-friendly and sustainable in all aspects.

We can all have our share of green irrespective of the space. If there is no floor space, go vertical with plants, use the walls. You can have Terrariums which are the best miniature gardens one can own and are absolutely easy to care for. Opt for plants that do well with little light or indirect bright light and create a green space indoors.