Forget about that now, this idea came to my mind after I heard a lady telling that apartment life is like pigeon house. This lady who came to our house was impressed with the open spaces and the few plants I had maintained. She said, she has kept house plants in all nook and corner in her place. Probably, she must be mooted by the lack of greenery in her life.
So, coming to the idea of balcony garden.
Do you know any nursery which does exclusively for apartment balcony. We know the number of apartments in Bangalore and the limitation of setting up a balcony garden. Now comes the interesting part. Imagine a nursery which makes customized balcony garden. So, if a nursery has a model balcony garden set for customers to see and walkthrough, then it would be easy to floor them with samples.
For example, they should make balcony garden with different theme – tropical, woodland, dessert or could have a walled garden with ferns or orchids
The first advantage would be this:
Customer who buys a balcony set will get the entire plants, settings. The nursery guys should transport the entire setting to the customers place. this could include balcony plant holder, to wind chimes, or terracotta figurines, dripper ( water irrigation tool), etc.
Moreover, here are few garden themes which could be made
1) Bonsai theme ( All miniature plants)
2) Water lilies and ferns ( To those who love such kinds)
3) Bamboo and such sorts
5) Croton varieties and begonias
6) Rock garden kinds ( Japanese garden kinds)
7) All ivy kinds ( Imagine a ivy setting)
8) All vegies ( from ladies finger to curry leaves)
9) Geranium and flowering plants)
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Other add on’s which can be supplied:
- Wind chime
- Automatic water drip item
- Terracotta stuff
- Mirror or fen sui items
- Water lilies
- Alarms and binoculars
- Protective cover for balconies
- Sound proofing
- Wind fan or solar panel
- Balcony stands
- Garden furniture
- Garden umbrella
Balcony Garden Store in Bangalore
While there are couple of small shops like Sunny’s Balcony and other shops which deal with accessories for balcony, there is a shortage of a complete balcony set up shop.
A shop where you can walk in and come home with the entire balcony make-over. From a grafitti artist to plant stand or a plant wall or carbet or chairs, or a mini fountain, you can make your balcony stand out in a matter of days.
Even safety gadgets for balconies should be included. Such as alarm when kids are in that space.
What do you think, will such kind of stuff work in Bangalore? I fell it would, b’cos the customer seems what exactly he or she is getting. It’s not just one pot here and one pot there. They are getting the entire garden set in just a day or in a week’s time.
Well, time is money in places like Bangalore. And, people who can afford this kind of personalized and customized stuff don’t want to be bothered with the task of going slow, growing stow.
I was imagining what other things can make an impact on a balcony…..What could it be? What would make people happy….
- Have a coffee table
- Automatic water spraying to keep it cool ( It would work in summer and when the heat is soaring.)
- Balcony chairs ( Exotic and customized ones)
- Balcony bar or game set ups
- Music system for balconies
- Water tubs for plants
Ideally, the person who implements such an idea should love gardening, and who really loves to make a difference in the daily life of an apartment dweller. Btw, you can source many apartment garden related items, furniture or design stuff from China. Just thought of it now!
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