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Decorating a balcony has the potential to be one of the greatest joys—or hardships—that come with apartment living. If sizable, you’re naturally in store for a cozy outdoor space that gets you a view and lots of natural light. But if you’re not so lucky, you could be forced to swallow the sight of bricks and the shadow of your neighbor's bedroom until your lease ends.
Don’t fret though: No matter the size or shape of your balcony, my golden rule of three will transform it into the alfresco space of your dreams. Get ready for a summer of curling up with a good book while getting some sun and at-home coffee dates.
Choose your apartment balcony design based on your lifestyle. Do you live alone? Get comfortable with an armchair that turns reading the morning paper into the highlight of your day. Fill it with cushions and blankets, and make it inviting for yourself.
Do you live with a partner or a roommate? Opt instead for a sofa, two chairs paired with a coffee table or a sectional to make use of those awkward corners. Get a patio set if you want that chic, European cafe look—perfect for an early dinner with your best friend or teatime with your neighbor.
If lack of space is a concern on your balcony, try nesting furniture. These pieces are built to fit together in a way that optimizes the layout. They can also be stacked and stored away and are often lightweight and mobile.
As hybrid jobs become more popular, working from home can feel like a major (and sometimes suffocating) adjustment. Install a hanging table off your railings, and relocate your work area to your balcony for a temporary change of scenery.
A larger patio can typically accommodate a hammock, but if you’re looking for
“Paul from Hull developing his garden with GardenAdvice”
From manicured flower beds to soggy ditches, daylilies are hardy stunners that lend their beauty to versatile settings in your garden. Emerging in many colors, these typically bloom in the mornings and recur with little care. Let’s check out some delicious landscaping ideas with daylilies!
IT’S HYDRANGEA SEASON, and in the Northeast in particular this summer, it’s really been a crazy hydrangea season, with billows of blue bloom from bigleaf hydrangeas on view everywhere, it seems—which is not always the case in colder hardiness zones. It seemed like a good time to review what makes hydrangeas happy, and what hydrangeas make me and my old friend, Ken Druse, happy.
Happy Friday GPODers, and welcome to our second installment of GPOD Vignettes! In case you missed it, check out our first installment of this series here: GPOD Vignette #1.
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Nothing provides quite the same stunning impact in a floral arrangement as big, beautiful, blooming hydrangeas. Hydrangeas of all colors—blue, purple, white, pink, and red—make their glorious show in Southern gardens in the spring and summer, whether growing lush as a leafy bush, looking charming in a container pot, or of course, dotting the house in vases after being snipped (or picked up from your local flower shop).
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