Balcony's Garden

I've grown Phygelius rectus African Queen on my balcony this year for the first time. I quite like the smal...

I have a number of these African Violets in our kitchen window.

White Alliums growing on balcony

You can see some of the photos I have uploaded of this wonderful bulb.

An older photo of 2 Amaryllis flowering in February 2007.

These fibrous rooted Begonias flowered so well during the summer that I put them in pots & brought them into...

Scadoxus multiflorus also known as Blood Lily

I've grown Busy Lizzies since I began gardening & the only ones that existed were the deep pink form th...

Different Cacti that my granddaughter Kirsty has given me

This plant was a present from my daughter.

Update 2015:

Unfortunately after a couple of years it died. :-((

Growing on balcony & in Trinity Free Church gardens

Zantedeschia 'Calla Lily' on living room table 17th May 2017

This Camellia, Dr King, was a birthday present from my wife a couple of years ago. I haven't seen a single ...

I have been growing Carnations on my balcony for years. My wife really loves them, says they remind her a lot o...

From a packet of seeds my wife brought me back from Spain in 2010.

Update 2015:

Not grown these this year.

I call this a "Chinese rose" because it came from some seeds one of my brothers gave some years ago. T...

A present from a Spanish lady who I helped with her English while she lived here nearby for a month.

Eventua...

Last year on the BBC Gardener's World programme they were holding a trial of the performance of a particula...

I have had Crocuses growing on my balcony for many years now & they never cease to cheer me up at the end of...

Bought on 18th September 2020

Daffodils are a joy to behold in the spring. I always have a few on my balcony, unfortunately, due to limited sp...

This is probably a cultivar of Dianthus chinensis even though it doesn't say so on the label.

Dracaena marginata or Dragon tree, to give it its popular/common name has lived in our living-room for 5 or 6 ye...

I have a lot of these growing on my balcony. Most came from "cutting" found on the shelves in a local ...

I like to grow Fuchsias & have grown many on my balcony over the years.

Fuchsia 'Genii' bought for me by my son.

I have many different colours growing on our balcony.

I bought a packet of 20 in 2007 & planted them in a couple of my plant containers (for want of a better name...

I have two plants of Gloxinia that my wife bought at the supermarket where she works. They were reduced & on...

I grow these on my balcony most years as my wife likes them a lot. This year I've grown some on the allotme...

I have had three of these Conifer growing on my balcony for 5 or 6 years.

Update 2015:

These died a couple...

Lysimachia nummularia 'Golden Creeping Jenny' growing in a wicker hanging basket on balcony

Underplanted in a pot of mint!

A Spanish lady who spent a month living very close to us gave me the plant as a thank you present for helping he...

Growing in two hanging baskets on the balcony

Given to me by a friend in very bad state! Now it has recovered & looks fabulous!

Look lovely on my balcony!

I've been growing Ivy Leaf Geraniums on my balcony since 2003 at least. I have two conical hanging baskets ...

I have started growing Larkspur for the first time on my balcony this year. They are still seedlings but I hope ...

Lilies growing on our balcony in Spain during 1990-1

Lobelias growing on my balcony

Two standards given to me by Dick, a friend from church, during summer 2017

One of the many flowers that are now opening daily on my balcony.

This lovely Morning Glory comes in various colours.

I first grew Nasturtiums as a boy at school. Since then I've grown them many a time. Just last year I had a...

Orchids (Phalaenopsis or Moth Orchid)

I have had these little bulbs for a number of years now & I like them very much.

I grow lots of Pansies on my balcony!

Pelargonium Grandiflorum

A present for my birthday from my son & my daughter-in-law

A birthday present from my son & daughter-in-law in 2019

Update 2015:

I had these growing on our balcony for 3 or 4 years in a row but this year I haven't grown ...

Bought for me by my son for my birthday

My son bought me this plant for my birthday.

A plant left by a friend after he left us. It now grows in the kitchen.
I found this page very interesting. It...

The Poppies here are growing on the allotment I share with my friend Gerry.

Potentilla fruticosa 'Katherine Dykes' given to me by my son for my birthday.

Pumpkins 'Jack O'Lantern' all lit up!

Update 2015:

Had no success in growing them this year...

Regal Pelargonium Angel type that were very, very popular just 5 years ago. I still have the original 3 plants m...

This has to be my favourite rose of all time! It's called Fred Loads. It's a very big rose & can e...

I don't have any plants in flower yet, they are all small seedlings but everybody knows what Snapdragons lo...

Some were given to me in 2013 & some more in 2014. They all grow on my balcony at home.

I have had these growing in my kitchen for at least 3 or 4 years now.

Strawberry 'Delizz' in hanging basket on balcony 2018

Strawberry 'Toscana' in wicker basket on balcony 2018

I grew some sunflowers on my balcony during the summer of 2004 when I took part in the Gardener's World see...

Sweetpeas which are growing & flowering on my balcony at home.

Update 2015:

I'm no longer growing these after their first year.

Christmas Cactus growing in my kitchen a couple of years ago. This year they have only just started to flower.
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I have been growing Christmas Cacti (Schlumbergera x buckleyi) for many years (probably more than 10) & this...

These Tiger Lilies grew on our balcony in Spain during 1991

Tulips growing on my balcony

I have grown Variegated Geraniums on our balcony for many years now as well as the no variegated kinds.

Variegated Geranium 'Black Knight' on balcony railings

Variegated Geranium 'Vancouver Centennial' on balcony railings

Variegated Geranium (Green & white)

I've grown many of these this spring.

Update 2015:

Haven't grown these this last year or two.

This plant is growing in my kitchen on top of the fridge/freezer.

A present form our daughter for her mum