Planning & Design
Laying a growing space out properly before you plant it — spacing, structure, and what to grow alongside what.
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A Productive 2m² Balcony Layout
Floor space, railing space and vertical space, used properly — a worked layout for a genuinely small balcony, with the weight caveat most plans skip.
17 Sept 2026
A Six-Container Patio Planting Plan
Six containers, six crops, one realistic first-season patio plan — real container sizes, real sowing dates, and no invented costs or yields.
17 Sept 2026
A Year of Harvests From a Small Container Collection
Four containers, rotated through the seasons instead of left empty half the year — a worked succession plan using real UK sowing windows.
17 Sept 2026
The Best Vegetables for a First Patio Container Garden
A patio's extra floor space and shelter from wind open up crops that struggle on a balcony — here's what's actually worth using that room for in your first season.
23 May 2026
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