This will be my " garden " now, my first year without a real garden and flowerbeds. I have a veranda, and i m trying to come up with ideas on how to get myself some gardenfeeling. Thinking reuse of different items, like containers, plastic and glass maybe… need tips on how to , in a smart way make like a hanging area .
I also think about putting a net up, so my cat can safely be on the veranda with me. That will go all the way along the veranda, from railing to roof…
One issue is the heat out there, it gets so hot that its not comfortable to sit there in the warmest time during the day. I dont have any sunscreen to get shade, but the railing “thingy” is like a wall, so it can be possible to put pots and containers next to that , maybe? One neighbour says it gets to hot to have flowers there, if so you need to water them each day, when warmest even twice a day.
I think the messurments is about 6x3 meters for most of the space, then narrows in til maybe half the width . Its concrete floor…
Have any of you reused an old dresser for flowers? Just got a idea of pulling the drawers a bit out, filling soil and putting flowers in one, herbs , strawberries and so on. Maybe it will tip over…
@MistressJennie always does nice work on her outside space, she may have some ideas. And I think i recall @Immaculata doing a vertical garden element at some point. @marionberries is a very skilled gardener who may have some tips, too.
Good luck with your planning, it can be a very fun part of the process… heck, it’s so fun I have yet to get past that point and on to actual planting! Haha
Thanks for @ -ing them for help, Antbee ! Yeah, i love … humm… loved to plan my garden , what flower goes together and where to put them… digging up new space… * sigh* happy days!
Lots of years ago, i did a area with just white flowers next to a bench in my garden. Looked nice, but you should have seen that spot in the moonlight! That was really pretty. I could almost see the fairys …
Instead of planning to water a bunch of times daily, it might be worth looking into self-watering pots/planters. (There are lots of different kinds, including a bunch of DIY options.) Plant stuff that likes lots of sun & get it out there to acclimate as the temperatures go up. Also make sure to use some mulch to keep water from evaporating too fast if your plants aren’t covering the soil surface with their leaves.
You can also make a screen or put up a shade cloth-- they make triangular ones you could probably tie to your railings like the net you mentioned, so that you’d have partial shade for you and the plants. Alternately, a larger pot with a vine growing on a trellis could help with shade.
Good luck!
I was also going to mention shade cloth, but the kind that comes on a roll and is used on greenhouses to keep them cooler. I know you’re not in the US, but this is the kind of thing I am thinking.
Around here you can buy just as much as you need off the roll at a hardware store or feed store.
Lots of good tips, thanate ! Thank you !
I was also thinking about shade options / privacy, sinse i live on the ground floor ppl can walk by on the lawn outside and peek right in. Maybe put up a couple of hooks in the ceiling so i can strech i wire between them, and get a couple of fabric ( like walls for a party tent) so i can close it off when i feel like it… i m not guite sure how much i m allowed to put up, but i m sure i get told if i try.
I have one larger selfwatering pot, and thanks for reminding me of possibility to make solutions myself, because that will be cheaper. Thank you 
That sounds very good, i m gonna check that up. Not sure if we have that product here, never seen it.
Thank you for letting me know
Oh, what fun. The dresser sounds fun, but those thin drawer bottoms will only last a season, if you are lucky, so either find tubs that fit or line with heavy black plastic and then watch the overwatering, which doesn’t sound like it’s a problem, lack of drainage may be a help.
If you put a net up, consider growing peas or beans, or something like an annual flowering vine like morning glories to grow up it and provide shade at the same time. Or find a perennial vine you like for a more permanent screen.
And go for hot weather crops, herbs are tough, beans, tomatoes, papers, rotations of greens, etc. you will probably have to experiment, you have a very specific microclimate. Oh, sweet potatoes in a large pot are fun, lovely vines, and a treat! The potatoes don’t get very big but are yummy anyway.
Yeah, i am a bit exited over the dresser idea 
seen photos a couple of years ago, and it was so cute ! They had strawberries in the bottom drawer, then i think herbs in next, and green onions and some sort of sallads, and tomatoes and cucumbers in the top. Had a sort of metal net on top of the dresser so cucumbers and some beans could continue growing and climb there.
I actually thought of the issue with the thin bottoms, can use these metal bands with holes ( dont know what their called in english, but there are more holes than metal 
) in them and fasten underneath, making a cross …
Or, drop that idea, still use the dresser , but tilting it on its back with the opening for drawers up. And either put the entire bag of soil in there, three or four ( still in the bag, like one bag for each drawer) make sliths on the long side of the bag and stick potatoes in. Or tomato plants:)
And yeah! Thanks, sugar peas would work! They have awesome flowers too, that smells very nice.
Thank you
I could still use the drawers , either hang them on the wall as shelves, or put bags of soil directly in them, just cut crosses and plant my dahlias in there. Could also stack the drawers, so their uneven with some space covered by the next drawer… i need a bigger veranda! I want all these options
We just used to call it strapping tape or railroad strapping. My dad owned a grain elevator and they used the metal strapping to reinforce the cardboard that blocked the door of railroad freight cars so they could be loaded with grain. Dad used it to fix everything! Hold up an exhaust pipe, fix the garage door, etc. He had a beloved recliner that was mostly strapping tape by the end. Those holes make it easy to nail on.
I think you can buy it here in the USA as metal hanging strapping
Thank you for telling me ! Your dad sounds like a smart man, and i totally agree, i have the same thing with duct tape. If it doest work after beeing fixed with duct tape, you didnt use enough duct tape…
my dad did everything! Plumbing, electric work, wood working, carpentry, could fix about everything. It took a long time for me to stop assuming all guys could do this stuff. Let me tell you about the boy friend who could fix anything until it never worked again.