With the increase in pollution and the diminishing green area, it has now become necessary to increase our green cover. Planting a tree isn’t enough you should make efforts to even maintaining it and the first step to help the nature is growing plants in your homes. Plants can be grown in balcony of any size. 
Before you start growing you need to acquire information on what kind of plants to grow, their maintenance and where to place them according to your balcony size.
Below are a few tips on growing and maintaining a garden in your balcony
1.    Choose plants wisely
While choosing plants for your garden make sure you select plants that require low maintenance and you’re based on your balcony size. In urban areas it isn’t easy to stay around for a long time and take care of the plants so choose plants that don’t need much of your time like the money plant, aloe vera, spider lily and peace lily.
These plants don’t require much maintenance and go in any kind of balcony.

2.    Select the pot size based on your chosen plant
The moistness of the soil depends on the pot you select. If you choose a plant that requires more water then always choose a big pot. Almost every vegetable, flower, herb and shrub requires a big pot to breathe and stay strong.

Miniature plants like the syngonium mini, ferns, mini jade aralia dwarf can be grown in small pots.

3.    Plant screens 
If you need some privacy in your balcony and don’t need any extra structures for this, plants can be used to fulfill your needs. 
Plant screens can be placed over the railing for privacy with creepers like English ivy, honeysuckle, ferns to give you a colorful screen.

4.    Hanging pots
In case you need a clutter free balcony suspended pots come to your rescue. These can be hanged to the roof of your balcony. Flowering plants like petunia, pansy, begonia look good.

5.    Zen gardens
Zen gardens can be created for you to practice meditation in the fresh air. A green carpet and a few air purifying plants hanging around or in a corner garden make a beautiful Zen garden.
Plants like areca palm, money plant and Chinese evergreens are good air purifiers.

6.    Vegetable gardens
If you are planning on vegetables in your little garden though you can’t feed your entire family you can still grow some organic veggies like coriander, tomatoes, eggplants, chilies and mint. These do not require a lot of maintenance and grow in any season.

7.    Gardens in small balconies
So what type of plants do you choose in case you have small balconies and how to place them? 
Suspended plant pots can be used in this case as they don’t use any floor area and still look elegant.

Vertical garden is another option for saving space. Flowering creepers can be used to along with a few ferns to grown on your balcony wall.

8.    Gardens in medium size balconies
If you have place to place a table and chair in your balcony, succulent like cacti, aloe vera and hawosthia can be placed on the table. 

Shelves can be installed as well for uncrowded garden space.

A plant corner looks good too.

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