Plants & Balcony
Greenery, pots and a balcony to sit on.
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Plants & Balcony
Explainer How far from the window can a plant sit? Slide it and see A plant on a sunny sill and the same plant three steps back live in two different climates. Light drops quickly away from the glass, and… 5 min Plants & Balcony
Explainer When should you bring plants indoors? Slide the temperature and see Not every balcony plant minds the first cold night. Monsteras start to suffer around 10 °C, geraniums need to be indoors before frost, and… 3 min Plants & Balcony
Explainer Can you overwater a houseplant? Pour the water and see Most houseplants that die indoors don't die of thirst. They die of too much water, because roots need air as well as water, and a drowning… 5 min Plants & Balcony
Explainer How many plants make a corner feel cosy? Group them and see One plant in a corner looks like a plant in a corner. Three at different heights, set close together, start to look like a little scene… 4 min Plants & Balcony
Tool Will a bistro set fit your balcony? Drag it and see A balcony can look big enough for a bistro set and still be too narrow to sit at it, because every chair needs room to slide back. Enter… 5 min Plants & Balcony
Tool How much string light does a balcony need? Drape it and see A string of lights always needs more length than the gap it spans, because it sags. Plan it before you buy: set your balcony width, the… 4 min Plants & Balcony
Explainer How much bigger should a plant pot be? Repot one and see When a plant looks cramped, it is tempting to give it a much bigger pot. But extra soil with no roots in it stays wet, and wet soil is how… 5 min 3 picks Plants & Balcony
Explainer Which houseplants suit your window? Slide a plant across the room Most houseplant problems are really light problems, and light fades fast: a plant a metre from the window can get about a fifth of what it… 5 min
Explainer How far from the window can a plant sit? Slide it and see A plant on a sunny sill and the same plant three steps back live in two different climates. Light drops quickly away from the glass, and… 5 min Plants & Balcony
Explainer When should you bring plants indoors? Slide the temperature and see Not every balcony plant minds the first cold night. Monsteras start to suffer around 10 °C, geraniums need to be indoors before frost, and… 3 min Plants & Balcony
Explainer Can you overwater a houseplant? Pour the water and see Most houseplants that die indoors don't die of thirst. They die of too much water, because roots need air as well as water, and a drowning… 5 min Plants & Balcony
Explainer How many plants make a corner feel cosy? Group them and see One plant in a corner looks like a plant in a corner. Three at different heights, set close together, start to look like a little scene… 4 min Plants & Balcony
Tool Will a bistro set fit your balcony? Drag it and see A balcony can look big enough for a bistro set and still be too narrow to sit at it, because every chair needs room to slide back. Enter… 5 min Plants & Balcony
Tool How much string light does a balcony need? Drape it and see A string of lights always needs more length than the gap it spans, because it sags. Plan it before you buy: set your balcony width, the… 4 min Plants & Balcony
Explainer How much bigger should a plant pot be? Repot one and see When a plant looks cramped, it is tempting to give it a much bigger pot. But extra soil with no roots in it stays wet, and wet soil is how… 5 min 3 picks Plants & Balcony
Explainer Which houseplants suit your window? Slide a plant across the room Most houseplant problems are really light problems, and light fades fast: a plant a metre from the window can get about a fifth of what it… 5 min