[Lippy]

I hesitate to say it out loud, but I think my pigeon problem has been resolved, perhaps by the peregrine falcons who nest on a ledge of New York Hospital, just across the East River from me. I'd like to use the space, somehow.

The balcony is shady, about 3' x 8' and gets only a little sun in the afternoon.

I'm thinking of getting a trellis for the brick side walls and a wooden or metal structure with stepped shelves that can hold pots. Does anyone have any idea of what might grow in these conditions? Is there a small tree or shrub that would work?

[Squeat Mungry]

I have had good luck with fuchsia on my balcony under similar conditions. (Did you know you can eat the fruit? Tastes kind of like a peppery grape.)

[Cathy]

Lippy, my whole garden is designed for partial sun. You'll want to stay mostly with perennials or tender perennials. Plants that do very well for me: fuchsia, hostas, asparagus ferns, trillium, calladium, astilbe, climbing hydrangea. Annuals that tolerate partial sun: begonias, oxalis, impatiens. I also have a Japanese maple and a viburnum (the latter puts out beautiful white flowers in late spring).

[Ron Johnson]

I highly recommend impatiens for a shady spot in the summer months. They really do well.

[Lippy]

Cathy, on Jun 11 2007, 01:03 PM, said:

Lippy, my whole garden is designed for partial sun.

And you have the same exposure that I do. Thank you for that list.