Balconies and roof gardens
For owners of balconies and paved terraces who like a clean look with uniform appearance and colour. It is usually also important to screen the yard from the neighbours, so tall planters are needed to create a distinctive boundary. Thought goes into choosing plants that shed relatively few leaves and will not make much mess.
We created Urban Retro Garden thinking first of all about the owners of balconies and roofs. As building in Israel becomes denser, more customers with balconies dream of a jungle on the balcony.
For that, several maintenance matters have to be taken into account, above all the sealing of the containers, how they look over the years, and a container size that suits trees and plants with a relatively wide root spread.
With large containers that become a landscape picture, even a small balcony can have the sense of space and ease of lush planting, and even of a garden on the ground. All this takes planning, a professional gardener and a little research into what suits the balcony and the needs of the people who live there.
Questions and answers
Can the balcony be filled with lush planting?
Of course. The days of long, small, boring plastic window boxes are over. In our containers you can create rich landscape pictures that include a distinctive tree (up to 2.5 m tall in a 60 cm container), a shrub or grasses, and a mix of colourful seasonal and trailing plants.
How can leaks on the balcony be avoided?
Our containers are watertight. Even so, it is advisable to protect the metal inside the container with bitumen, a bituminous paste or a liner, since over the years fertilisers are used that harm metal.
Can only a professional gardener use your containers and plant in them?
Our containers are very simple to work with, and you can plant in them and place them yourselves. We have gathered a great deal of information and will be glad to guide you step by step.
For the choice of tree it is in any case advisable to consult a professional nursery, with regard to the position of the balcony.
I want a vegetable or herb garden on the balcony. How do I choose a container?
Although we specialise in very large containers, it matters to us to provide for the whole balcony while keeping the design of the containers.
For a vegetable or ornamental garden, containers 30 or 40 cm deep are enough.