I just got to put my balcony garden in this weekend! I had thought I might have to move house, and possibly not have a balcony, so couldn't put anything in all spring. It all looks okay right now - I've figured out that the reason so much died last year was that two of my big cement planters don't drain properly, so hopefully this season will be better.

The weather will start fighting me very soon, though. My balcony has literally no shade after about 11am, and gets the direct afternoon sun - pretty much everything I put on it gets scorched over summer. I've planted miniature hibiscus this year, in the hope they'll be leafy enough to partly shade the herbs, but it remains to be seen if they like being in pots.