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Balcony Gardening

Grow a Beautiful Garden in a Small Outdoor Space

Terms of Use

Last updated: October 6, 2026

These Terms of Use apply to your use of Balcony Gardening (“the site”). By using the site, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree with them, please do not use the site.

What the site provides

The site publishes free guides about growing plants on a balcony or in another small outdoor space, for general information and personal enjoyment. We work to keep the guides clear and accurate, but we do not promise that every guide is free of errors or that you will get a particular result by following it. Plants are living things, and how one responds depends on the plant, its health, the container, the potting mix, the light, the wind, the season and your local climate. The guides describe what to check and what usually helps; they are not a diagnosis of your plant or an assessment of your balcony, and time estimates are approximate.

The guides are general gardening information. They are not structural, engineering or legal advice, and they are not a substitute for advice from your building management or from a qualified professional who can inspect your balcony.

The site cannot know what a particular balcony, railing, wall, ceiling or fixing can carry. For that reason the site never gives load figures, and nothing on it should be read as a statement that your balcony, your railing or any piece of hardware is strong enough for a particular use.

Before you attach, hang, mount or place anything on a balcony, you are responsible for:

  • checking your building rules or your lease, and asking the landlord or building management where they are unclear;
  • using secure mounting that is made for the purpose and that fits your railing or surface;
  • considering the weight of wet soil, water and containers, which is far greater than the weight of an empty planter;
  • following the manufacturer instructions for planters, brackets, hooks and other hardware;
  • making sure that nothing can fall from the balcony and that water does not drain onto people or property below.

You follow the guides at your own risk, and you are responsible for deciding whether a suggestion suits your balcony, your building and your plants.

Plants, pets and product labels

The content on the site is not professional horticultural, veterinary or medical advice. Some garden plants are toxic to pets or to people. Where a guide mentions whether a plant is listed as toxic or non-toxic, it names the source of that statement, and you should check that source for the exact plant you own. If a pet or a child eats part of a plant and you are worried, contact a veterinarian, a doctor or a poison control service right away.

If you use a fertilizer, a pesticide or any other product mentioned in a guide, read the product label and follow it. The label on the product you bought takes priority over anything written on this site, including its directions on amounts, protective gear, storage, waiting times before harvest and keeping the product away from children and pets.

Using our content

Unless stated otherwise, the text, illustrations and design of the site belong to Balcony Gardening. You are welcome to:

  • read, print and use the guides for personal, classroom, library or other non-commercial purposes;
  • share a link to any page;
  • quote short passages with a clear credit and a link back to the original page.

Please do not republish whole guides or illustrations, sell them, or present them as your own work without written permission.

Acceptable use

You agree not to misuse the site. This includes attempting to gain unauthorized access, interfering with how the site works, sending spam or unlawful content through the contact form, or copying the site in bulk by automated means beyond what is needed for normal search engine indexing.

The site links to a small number of third-party reference pages that we think are useful, such as university extension resources. We do not control those websites and are not responsible for their content, availability or privacy practices.

Disclaimer and limitation of liability

The site is provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind, to the fullest extent permitted by law. To the extent permitted by law, Balcony Gardening is not liable for any loss, damage, injury or illness arising from your use of the site or from following its guides, including damage to property, the loss of a plant and harm to a person or an animal. Nothing in these terms limits any rights you have under consumer protection laws that cannot be excluded.

Privacy

Our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy explain how information is handled when you use the site.

Changes to these terms

We may update these terms from time to time. The date at the top of the page shows when they were last revised. Continuing to use the site after a change means you accept the updated terms.

Contact

Questions about these terms can be sent through the Contact page.