Hi guys, I’m new to gardening. I want to start a garden on my patio and am looking for any advice or ideas for what to plant. I have a lot of space but not that big of a budget.
I live in a Northern European country, in zone 1. I usually get the sun on my patio from the afternoon onwards – it’s a south west facing patio
Any tips and tricks and ideas are greatly appreciated, thank you
by SubstantialPoetry365
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I would build or buy wooden planters to fit all around your verge. You may want to start small, though, and see how it works out.
I’d also leave some space to relax and contemplate—like for chairs, loungers, or a table.
Just make a sketch on paper to make sure everything fits. Maybe leave an area without planters or reduce the size of the chairs and table to make them fit. In my opinion, the most important thing is to leave enough space to move around—at least 60 cm between objects.
You could also put raised beds instead of planters, although that may cause your verge cast shadows over it, but whatever you choose I will make them 35-40 cm deep at least (good depth for most plants).
Are you going to set up automatic watering?