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Location: This is my 16th floor (very windy and sunny) terrace in chelsea.
What's in it: Climbing roses, black-eyed susan vine, ivy, two plants that were gifts whose names I forget and a bunch of herbs, (onion and garlic chives, dill, rosemary, flat-leaf parsley, lemon verbena, oregano, mint, basil).
Who takes care of it: Me! With regular help from friends to water them while I'm away and occasional visits from grandma, my gardening mentor.
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Favorite Garden Store:
I don't have a favorite store yet but I do have two favorite books! 1000 Gardening Questions and Answers by the NYT (great for troubleshooting) and the City Gardener's Handbook (which taught me everything I didn't learn from Grandma).
How does it benefit the community:
Well, this space is private so other than my guests, the construction workers across the street and my next door neighbor (you see her window in the first pic) no one else sees it. But even so it adds green to the city, which is always a good thing. Plus friends have been shocked at how good fresh herbs with lunch meat and cheese is... yum!
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I'm a first-time gardener and while I don't think this is the greatest green space ever, I just love it. In light of plant/planter contest confusion though I must own up and say that all the planters and furniture were bought whole hog from the very stylish previous owner.
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Comments (14)
Soooooooo envious of a city terrace!
So jealous of that terrace I can't see straight! Love the simple, pretty garden design; even jealous of having a breeze in the city!
The stylish previous owner did you right with that set up -- but if YOU put in those plants and kept them thriving, you're doing great.
Christy - How do you care for your plants in the winter? Do you put some sort of covering over the pots/roots, bring them inside, or do something else? Very curious as to how you keep your pots from shattering in the cold and the plants alive in sub-freezing weather.
Beautiful little garden - I love it!
I'm not Christy but if you flip the pots over so they don't collect water, they don't crack.
thanks for all the votes guys and kind words guys!
sydney - to be honest I've never over-wintered with plants in the terrace so I don't know how they'll react. The planters themselves were left out all winter and none of them cracked. I believe they're meant to withstand the cold. I can check and see what they're made out of but I'm away right now.
I plan to wrap the roses in burlap but everything I'm else I'm just going to let die down and hope it comes back. The chives started pushing themselves out of the snow in March so I know they're hardy.
I guess i've betrayed my overall ignorance and proven that guido is correct: the previous owner certainly did do me right
I have seen this terrace myself and it quite something. 'Magnificent' does not (nearly) do it justice.
Gavin Sword knows nothing about gardening. Shutters yes, gardens no.
Wow. More jealousy this website inspires. Pardon the Yoda inflection. Your windy terrace looks like a little movie set. What great personality it has! You lucky duck. Pardon the 3rd grade expression.
looks divine for those hot summer afternoons. I need to get me some MINT!
yes, this terrace is stunning, i remember a particularly delightful sunset summer dinner that made the city feel like a county fair.
i have visited from time to time and am truly awed that the roses are blooming inspite of it being right beside an aircon exhaust.
bravo, terrace gardener!
It's a beautiful terrace garden.
I have been planting on my very windy terrace for the past couple years but have not thought about climbing roses.
Great idea - how long does it take for them to take off?
London Terrace Towers, no?