Balcony Garden Design Sydney | Balcony Garden Designer | Vogue & Vine

The are some important tips when designing any compact balcony garden to maximise space 

• Measure every single area including wall space
• Draw up a list of priorities of what you want to pack in bearing in mind the available space. 
• Utilise vertical spaces with vertical gardens, mirrors or sidetables.
• Be careful not to oversize tables or furniture.
• Create privacy screening from neighbours (may need body corporate approval).
• Incorporate space effective pots and plant styling.

Develop priorities based on the size of the available balcony space. Two fundamental priorities remain constant with all our small garden designs – to flow easily from the indoors plus careful use of perimeter and wall space.

Best balcony garden ideas

Young families will have different needs to downsizers,  but the best balcony ideas keep all the garden elements minimal and low maintenance. 

• Create one or focal point to maintain simplicity. 
• Ensure balcony plants can cope with wind and sun exposure.
• Utilise vertical spaces efficiently with vertical gardens or other garden styling ideas like artwork or mirrors.
• Utilise space effective troughs in light colours.
• Use small furniture with narrow arms and when in doubt, go smaller than you think.
• Cover over any outdoor air conditioning or storage areas.
• Consider all available design services – such as rooftop garden design Sydney.

Our planting plan helps soften small balcony spaces with plants that are wind, sun or shade tolerant.

Popular plants include;

• Herbs – Many people like to use fresh herbs in their cooking including mint, oregano, basil, thyme & chives.
• Bamboo – We recommend Slender Weaver – especially for privacy.
• Succulents – Drought and sun tolerant requiring little maintenance.
• Star Jasmine – Can be trained to grow against your apartment wall. Has a beautiful fragrance when in bloom.
• Hanging plants from baskets

Best balcony design ideas

We prefer not to introduce too much colour variety in smaller apartment gardens. Our designs generally focus on achieving variety using different textures rather than colour.

Balconies in Sydney can vary greatly in size. For example rooftop and penthouse gardens can be massive. Newer large apartment developments tend to be more compact. 

Key areas that quickly blow a budget include;

• New flooring or waterproofing.
• Decking OR Natural stone flooring.
• Planting established plants.
• Buying expensive pots.
• Built in barbeque area or outdoor kitchen.
• Imported furniture.

Almost all our clients want to achieve their dream outdoor balcony space. During our initial on-site visit, we can very easily provide landscaping budget guidelines to help you understand the costs attached and creative ideas to tailor your dreams to your budget.

Balconies are usually limited for space, so bearing this in mind, These are Vogue & Vine’s best plant styling tips.

• Maximise boundary planting for privacy and space efficiency.
• Keep plants and pots small and vary the shapes.
• Minimise the use of different coloured balcony plants. Achieve variety using texture, sizing and shapes.
• Avoid plants with leaves that are too large (especially for smaller spaces).
• Vertical gardens are a great space effective solution.
• Use mirrors to reflect plants and make garden look bigger.

Vogue & Vine design balcony gardens in the following areas:

• Eastern Suburbs balcony designer
• North Shore balcony garden design
• Northern Beaches balcony garden design
• Inner city balcony landscaping
• Inner west balcony gardens
• The Hills District balcony gardens