A ROOM WITH A GARDEN VIEW

I often see television programmes about people with a lot of money looking for some wonderful new property to purchase with plenty of land and a fabulous view.  But not everyone has enough money to buy such a property.  To have a lovely view, you can get away with a small garden, a small balcony, even just a window box and some hanging baskets.  All you need is a bit of inspiration and some imagination.  Of course, if you have a little (or big) garden, all the better.

Garden view through east facing kitchen window, late afternoon

 

In the above image the window, over the sink, is framed by trailing fuchsias (Swingtime and Southgate) in hanging baskets and centre is a yellow double-stemmed Phalaenopsis orchid.  There is an outside window box that you can just see, planted with yellow, orange, and apricot-coloured tuberous begonias.  Even someone with no garden at all might be able to provide that.  Note that the fuchsias and the begonias tolerate partial shade as, in the east facing situation, they only get morning sun.  In sunnier aspects a different choice of plants might be preferable.

Yellow phalaenopsis orchid

Below is a photograph of the window box below my south-west facing window.  The red pelargoniums (commonly known as geraniums) are in the window box and beyond, in a garden border you can just see one of the several yellow Arthur Bell floribunda rose bushes. 





View through a window of red pelargoniums in a sunny window box

Miniature roses and pelargoniums add colour to a window bottom