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Advice for this balcony area?


So I just moved into this place in Melbourne and really want to do something cool with this balcony space. It gets pretty intense sun after midday so whatever I put in will have to be pretty hardy. My vision is a nice climber vine for the right side and some large planters for something bigger on the left (it's very close to the neighbouring balcony so this would be good for privacy) I'm just not sure what will grow fast/look nice.

Here's were I might lose some of you, I'm thinking English ivy for the right side? I love the look of it and how fast it grows but obviously it's super aggressive and invasive, would it be a problem here? I'm very new to all this so any and all advice would be appreciated!

by Schlap_Chopp

4 Comments

  1. snownative86

    I’d stay away from ivy. I’d actually check with a local gardening or botany program for natives that can stand high heat in that area. You’ll get something that looks good and also might support pollinators, or at a minimum it isn’t invasive. English ivy is also destructive, it digs in what it is climbing and tears it apart when you go to remove it.

    Then look at some cool tropicals, if that was here in the US I’d have alocasia and colocasia, bird of paradise, echinacea and probably dahlias. Where you are you might have protea which are super cool as well.

  2. missybeputtinitdown

    I can’t help but be curious if people plant asparagus for the aesthetics. If left unattended, it grows quite tall and bushy.

    https://preview.redd.it/kcgfti7kp19g1.jpeg?width=3264&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1fe9286629fba50404b4f0d3c302f30d855c019b

    Edit: *lets see if I can link correctly*

    [We only harvest asparagus for two months instead of the entire season because the plants need time for the ferns to grow and build up energy for the next year. The fern creates energy that will be stored in the underground portion of the plant to produce the following year’s spears. It is important to take care of the ferns even after the harvest is over to ensure good future harvests](https://extension.umn.edu/vegetables/growing-asparagus)

    I quit there you go

  3. MonthlyWeekend_

    If you can grow a vine you can grow a Passionfruit.

  4. BizzyThinkin

    I would focus on plants that are native to your climate zone in Victoria. Natives are more likely to do well and require less effort. I think some Grevilleas in planters would make a nice privacy screen, for example.

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