Lived in a flat with balcony for years. I would have something fragrant like Daphne Eternal Fragrance, a compact fragrant rose, and lots of annuals which I change every season. I would treat it like lovely pots I see in front of local pubs. Always cheerful.
Another consideration is how high you will be. Wind might be a factor to think about.
If it was me I would definitely be changing that pot with the seasons to give me some regular 'gardening' activity and plant/bulb choosing opportunities. But you will have a problem with what to do with the spent compost.
That was my initial thought too @didyw ... but then I thought that putting some spring bulbs in the bottom of a container to give colour and scent in the spring and giving them just a bit of a feed as they're flowering in order to build up for the following year, ought not to make the compost too rich for nasturtiums to be sown as the bulbs are dying down, do you think?
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Not an easy decision but I guess another question is the size of your ( hoped for ) balconies ? Large enough for a seat of some sort or really only space to walk around and tend your pots ? As well as your own choices, those suggested by others may meet your criteria. Herbs ? Apart from your Bay, what else do you use much of ? You can get away with quite a few in small pots altho you would need to replace regularly. Good luck anyway - a brave move
Something fragrant, climbing, and long flowering. I'd need to hear bees in summer. Bédé you took me back to when I lived in a maisonette - 9 years with no garden drove me mad, especially in summer! Fair play to you for giving yours up, and I hope your move goes well.
Any news yet? I know there’s many a slip etc but just thought I’d ask … I’ve found it much easier to move in the summertime rather than the winter .., and I’ve done both several times 😊
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I hope you get the flat you want @bédé … fingers crossed all goes smoothly 🤞
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If it was me I would definitely be changing that pot with the seasons to give me some regular 'gardening' activity and plant/bulb choosing opportunities. But you will have a problem with what to do with the spent compost.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Large enough for a seat of some sort or really only space to walk around and tend your pots ?
As well as your own choices, those suggested by others may meet your criteria.
Herbs ? Apart from your Bay, what else do you use much of ? You can get away with quite a few in small pots altho you would need to replace regularly.
Good luck anyway - a brave move
I'm leaning towards my two bays. Evergreen, architectural, Fllis a space.
I am ignoring it's herb role. WE use it a lot, but I can live with something better.
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
Bédé you took me back to when I lived in a maisonette - 9 years with no garden drove me mad, especially in summer! Fair play to you for giving yours up, and I hope your move goes well.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.