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I have lots of bulbs flowering at the moment on my balcony, it’s a real picture!

Strictly speaking these first photos are from the first week in February this year!

I also have some lovely Violas that I have grown for the first time this year – they are really stunning & resist the wind far better than Pansies do, of which I have a goodly number each year with the exception of this year that is!

I must go out with the camera & take some more pics tomorrow as these are already 10 days old! I shall definitely grow a LOT more next year!!!

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Lovely flowers! I also tend to grow more violas than pansies - because of the wind. Your balcony would provide lots of colour for your street.

7 Apr, 2009

 

Lovely photos Balcony.

7 Apr, 2009

 

There is so much you can grow in pots isn't there ?

7 Apr, 2009

 

Your Balcony it Very Pretty :) I used to live in a Massanett with a Balcony & had my own very long wooden window box all long the top of the Edge it was wonderful :) I also kept My 4 Shubunkins in a Loft Tank out on there 2 :) it was brill to sit out there on My Bench seeing it all,When i left there 2yrs ago i left the window box & the people who live there now r useing it :)

7 Apr, 2009

 

Did you make the window-box, Jac?

Yes, I agree about violas. I tend to grow them rather than pansies now, in the ground, anyway. Pansies seem better in containers for some reason..

7 Apr, 2009

 

Very nice balcony, i fancy some window boxes on my new shed.

7 Apr, 2009

 

I've added some more photos of Violas that I took this morning. There are even more flowers now as several weeks have gone by since I took the ones in this post.

7 Apr, 2009

 

I didnt make the Big Window Box Phil did as it was way 2 heavy for me to lift & attach to the Balcony Top safely Spritz it was a good 10ft Long & 6 Inches Deep Spritz :) I even had Solar Lites in it :)

7 Apr, 2009

 

Nice pics again Balcony. I too find viola's more wind resistant, my pansies have either not survived the winter or look really sad. But the viola's are amazing still!

7 Apr, 2009

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