How the guides are made
Editorial standards.
Gardening advice should explain what to check, what the evidence supports, and where a reader needs local guidance.
One accountable editor.
Adnan, founder and editor, chooses topics and reviews guides before publication. We write for people tending balconies, patios, and other small spaces in the US, while recognizing that climate, building rules, and site conditions vary.
Claims you can trace.
We begin with a practical question, then check factual gardening advice against suitable sources, including university Extension services and public agencies. Guides link to sources where a claim depends on them. A general source does not replace your local Extension office, a product label, or your building’s rules.
No universal balcony plan.
We explain choices readers can test in their own space. The planner is a rough sketch, not a scale drawing or a structural assessment. We do not certify balcony loads, determine whether a layout is safe, or promise that a plant will thrive in every exposure. For structural limits, building restrictions, pesticide use, or uncertain plant problems, follow the relevant local rules and qualified guidance.
A product should solve a real problem.
We mention equipment only when it helps explain a specific gardening task. Before linking to a product, we check the relevant size, capacity, materials, use instructions, and limitations in the current listing. If an important detail is missing or unclear, the guide should say so. Product details and availability can change, so readers should check the exact item before buying. A listing we have researched is not a product we claim to have used or tested.
Our current guides do not contain affiliate links. If we add them later, we will say clearly in each affected guide that we may earn a commission from purchases through those links, close to the relevant recommendations. We will also mark paid links appropriately for search engines. A commission will not determine whether a product belongs in a guide.
Illustrations explain an idea.
Some site images are AI-generated or drawn to show a layout or gardening action. They are illustrative examples, not photographs of a reader’s balcony, a field trial, or evidence that we tested a depicted product. The advice should stand on the guide’s reasoning and sources, not on the appearance of an image.
Advice can change.
We review guides before publication and return to them when a source, product listing, or recommendation changes in a way that affects the advice. A substantial change should be explained in the guide; a typo fix should not be presented as fresh advice.
Tell us when something is wrong.
We review reported errors against the original source and correct confirmed mistakes. We also revisit a guide when a source or recommendation changes materially. Send a page link and the detail in question through our contact page.