It’s all change on the balcony!

Your potted petunias are lovely. I grow them in containers every year & they always put on a wonderful show. The morning glory is something I haven't tried, but as yours are so pretty, I may well do pot some up. Enjoyed your blog.

We will all need photos like these to look back on and cheer us all up in the winter when nothing is in flower. You certainly pack alot into a small space Balcony. How is that new allotment coming along? Have you managed to dig it all over yet? Hope you havn't acquired too many blisters along the way.

Lovely show, Balcony! We were driving through a few little towns the other day on the way to and from the beach, and there were many lovely shows of Morning Glory along the way. Not your lovely different coloured ones, but the 'old' variety of deep blue - never fails to please me! I still hanker after hiding our awful eyesore of a satellite dish at the end of the garden with Morning Glory, but Partner's put a veto on that one! Maybe I'll grow one in a large tub and let it cover the entrance archway before meeting up with the pale pink rose at the other end?

By the way, love that stunning salmon-pink Petunia - in this region all we seem to get are white and purple! They look stunning draping over balconies, but a change of colour would be nice! ;o)

I love that last pic, beautiful.

Lost most of my Petunias during all those dry weeks early on in the season, the ones that lasted are still flowering and staying green so will probably last until the frost.
Pansies and violas are a favorite of mine so get replaced every year in pots and the garden, I always think they provide a very cheery sight even on the greyest of days...
That division works well and looks a treat...

the last photo certainly is eye catching, something different. Im mostly a veg grower but ipomea finds its way into the garden most years, tried them in hanging baskets last year, great scarlet colours but amusing to see how they refused to hang so everyday I untwinned them from there upward travels, they won !! ;-))

I've got rid of my Petunias & have now put Pansies, underplanted with Crocuses, which I started off on the allotment & then brought home, on the balcony railings.

Today I planted up 2 of the 3 small flower troughs that sit on the middle bar of the balcony railings. I had to empty them of the summer plants & planted Violas, again underplanted with Crocuses, in their place.

In a week or two I'll make up another blog of the winter/spring planting on my balcony.

As I say in my blog above, I've grown them for very, very many years! Most of my 19 years in Spain & most of the 10 years we've been in this flat back in the UK! They give a very satisfying vertical component to the balconies I've gardened on over 30 years!

You've done exceptionally well with your growing on the allotment and on the balcony :o)

Great blog Balcony, and lovely plants

Thank you, TT :-)) I'm pleased you think so! One does what one can! :-))

Glad you liked them, Aleyna. I'm glad you liked the plants, too. :-))

I've, more or less, finished planting up my balcony for the winter/spring. The 3 long, white troughs were eventually planted up. I put Tulips & Daffs in each of the 3 but each one will be a bit different. The Tulips will be the same in each of them but the Daffs will differ somewhat. The two ones have had Violas planted in them while the middle one has been planted up with Pansies. Underneath them I have planted Crocus corms. Well one still hasn't been done as I had no more Crocuses on hand but I have some down on the allotment which I'll bring home on Monday, if I remember, & put in the last trough.

Lovely photos, Balcony! I particularly like the play of sunlight and shadow in pics 2, 3, and 4. Those look like nasturtium leaves in pic 4!

Errata correction: *The two ones have had Violas planted in them while the middle one has been planted up with Pansies.*

I meant to say "The TWO END ONES had Violas planted in them while the middle one has been planted up with Pansies."

Sorry for that slip!

Thanks, Gurthbruins, & you are right about the leaves in pic 4! The Morning Glory had grow up the same piece of wire that the Nasturtium was climbing up but as its leaves are smaller they can't be seen here! But above & below the top flower you can make out the heart shape & slightly paler green leaves of the Morning Glory.