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Living in a city shouldn’t prevent you from having your own oasis of greenery. No matter how small your space is - from a small yard, to a rooftop or balcony, designing it doesn’t have to be a complicated job, and you can virtually grow anything you like. 1. Maximum Your Space You can choose the layout of your design according to how much space is available to you. If you have a very small space, you might want to consider using hanging baskets or vertical gardening; for example, growing plants up a wall or balcony perimeter. However, if your garden is slightly larger, you’ll have more space for container gardening or even a small lawn, vegetable plot or herb garden. 2. Organise Your Time Living such busy lives, many of us would love to have the time to tend to our gardens but this doesn't always happen. When considering the plants to choose, be realistic and decide on how much time you can spend caring or pruning plants. Alternatively, choose plants that won’t need much watering, buy self watering containers or organise a slow release water tool; this will come in particularly handy if you’re not always around to look after your plants. 3. Sun or Shade? Most urban outdoor spaces will be shaded from other tall buildings in the area, so choosing your plants will also be determined by how sunny or shady your garden is. There are many vegetables and flowering plants which blossom in the shade so researching your garden plan is essential to maximising the growth of your plants. Similarly, you need to be careful about the heat if from concrete or living high up as the sun can scorch your plants. 4. What to Grow Having thought about the design of your garden, the next step is what to put in it? Do you want flowers, herbs or vegetables, or all three? Mixing plants together can be beneficial to both their growth and beauty in your garden. If you want to grow a tree, think about how high it will be in years to come and how feasible it would be. Once you’ve decided what to grow, the next thing is to consider if you’re going to grow them from seed or buy ready-made plants that will just need re-potting. 5. Don’t Overcrowd Don’t be tempted to grow too much too soon! Bear in mind that your plants will grow much bigger over time and plan space ahead for when this happens. If you’re an amateur gardener, build up your garden slowly and take note of your plants are developing. If you’re not sure, get help from gardeners in Camden who will be able to offer advice and help you decide on what will be best to grow in the space you have.
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