Terrace Garden

I have just moved into a new apartment with a south facing terrace. I have bought 3 huge conical pots (almost 5' high), but I am not sure what would be best to plant in them.
A friend suggested olive trees. Is this possible?
Has anyone got any suggestions?

Forgive my ignorance, I am a total BEGINNER.

Thom

 

Do you have the facilities to over-winter them, Thom? (i.e. to protect them from frost) If so, you should be OK.. but Olive trees don't like frost. They would also look rather small sitting in those gigantic pots, unless you paid a lot for some large specimens!

BTW - 5' high sounds absolutely enormous! You must have a big old balcony! Make sure you put them in place BEFORE you fill them with soil!

I'd be tempted to plant giant redwoods (joke)!

[ 27. March 2006, 04:43 PM: Message edited by: Dave_In_His_Garden ]

 

If you want something a bit tropical thats plant and forget almost, try yuccas, the varigated kind, gloriosa is a good one.
You could get away I think with olives if your in London, and in a microclimate, created buy buildings.

 

Hmmm... no underglass Im afraid, so might be a little exposed also being rather high up....

The terrace is a decent size, and the pots needed to be big to create a sense of proportion, but thanks for the tip on filling them...

 

what about tree ferns? B & Q are doing some really big ones from �£75!!! Or Banana trees?

 

thombreslin, is this a roof or balcony, eitherway, maybe you need to make sure it can take the extra weight.
Those pots are going to be heavy. :eek:

 

thanks for tips.
The terrace is secure. The pots are aluminium, and slender although tall. I will investigate the suggestiuons offered.
Many thanks.

 

you can cut down on weight by using polystyrene for part of the compost fill, i hope they wont blow over btw, is there a piccy?
take a trip to Kew Gardens to get a few ideas, cos this looks like a BIG enterprise