If gardening is your jam, all that’s required to fulfill your dream green urban garden is a sunny balcony, small patio, or access to a rooftop where you can plant and grow a lush container garden. Featured, are ideal container gardening selections for city dwellers, two charming decorative items, and helpful resources.
An Evergreen Accent Plant with “Old Money Vibes”
For urban dwellers seeking an accent plant offering year-round color in limited spaces, Nikki, the marketing specialist at Perfect Plants recommends Old Gold Juniper, a dwarf evergreen shrub with golden-green foliage. It prefers well-draining soil, so a good quality potting mix with some perlite or sand mixed in would be perfect. Place the planter in a spot with full sun to partial shade. Allow the soil to dry out slightly between waterings, but don’t let the soil get completely bone dry.
Add Delicate Color and Feathery Texture with Pink Muhly Grass
For a light and airy vibe and alluring cotton-candy pink color during the fall season, plant Dwarf Pink Muhly Grass in containers in areas with full sun exposure. Use a standard potting mix in a pot with drainage holes to prevent root rot and water regularly.
Pair Plants Together for Added Impact
Perfect Plants offers this attention-grabbing placement tip: Mix Pink Muhly Grass with Old Gold Juniper to create an eye-catching mix of contrasting color and shapes. The structured Gold Juniper evergreen is the perfect complement to the airy fronds of Pink Muhly Grass. This attractive combination draws attention throughout the four seasons yet is compact enough for use on balconies and other small outdoor spaces.
Add a Whimsical Woodland Vibe to Your Potted Plant
This handcrafted glass Amanita Mushroom Plant Stake infuses urban gardens with woodsy charm. It is ideal to hang on planters or as to give as a gift for a devoted urban gardener. If botanical designs aren’t your preference, there is a wide range of Aval Glass Stained Glass offerings to adorn the planters in your balcony or rooftop container garden.
DIY: A Decorative Crafty Turtle
I’m typically all-thumbs when it comes to assembling craft projects. However, I truly enjoyed decorating this cast iron turtle with the crushed shells and glass beads included in The Craftaurant’s DIY Garden Mosaic Turtle Kit. I allowed the glue to dry for a day before placing the DIY Garden Mosaic Turtle next to a planter filled with flowers. It definitely draws the eye! If you love turtles and DIY crafting, this project is a perfect pick for your urban garden.
Resources For Urban Gardeners
Urban Farmer offers a nice selection of seeds, plants, and supplies suitable for urban container gardening.
The Wild Seed Project provides information and workshops to help urban gardeners cultivate native plants within a small balcony and limited outdoor spaces.
