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Fun ideas for adding more green to your balcony

Would you like to transform your balcony into a green oasis? Here are a few fun ideas to add more greenery to your outdoor space. No matter how big or small your balcony is, with a bit of creativity and the right plants and accessories, you can create a cozy, green spot where you can relax.

A small balcony with a wooden garden set, an umbrella, and many plants on the wall.
A small balcony with a wooden garden set, an umbrella, and many plants on the wall.

Think vertical

Don't have much ground space? No problem. Think vertically. For example, with plant stands or trolleys. Let climbing plants grow along walls or trellises and hang a few nice hanging plants here and there.

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An outdoor space with several wooden acacia STJÄRNANIS flower boxes filled with green balcony plants.
A small balcony in a peaceful setting with green plants, OLIVBLAD plant stand in black, and SOLVINDEN lamp.
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A shelving unit for your balcony

You can use outdoor shelving units with all kinds of plants and objects. Use them to display your favorite decorative pots, but also to store your handy gardening tools.

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A steel HYLLIS shelving unit with various plants and pots in it.
A balcony with a KOLBJÖRN shelving unit with potted plants in it and a garden set in the foreground.
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Grow a green oasis with little space

Are your green thumbs frustrated? Good news! With this compact, space-saving ASPAREN greenhouse, you can place pots vertically and still get that garden feeling. When closed, the cover protects your plants from harsh sunlight, wind, and rain. Open it, and you’re greeted with a living wall of vibrant, fresh plants. 

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A balcony wall with a closed ASPAREN greenhouse with four shelves filled with plants in different-sized clay pots.
A balcony wall with a partly opened white and transparent ASPAREN greenhouse filled with plants in pots.
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Use your balcony railing to showcase your new green friends

Turn your balcony into a cosy space with these handy planters. Hang them on your balcony railing. You can choose whether to hang them inside or outside. Best is to fill the boxes with hanging plants. That way, you'll really get that jungle feeling.

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A balcony railing with a blue ROSENKÅL flower pot for your balcony.
An in/outdoor light grey-blue VITLÖK plant pot with holder hanging on the balcony railing.
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