Each space has its own needs. Choose from clamp-on, hanging, over-the-rail, or adjustable bracket planters. Your pick of balcony rail planters depends on railing style and available room.

Your balcony is the perfect spot to try out your green thumb. When potting your favorite plants, flowers and herbs, don’t forget to design up by hanging pots or attaching them to wall structures.

Ryan Austin Craig, 20, and his girlfriend, Lindsey Whitten, 19, were both seriously injured when a balcony rail gave way at Crimson Student Living Apartments on Nov. 29.

A balcony below the one that collapsed is worked on at 2020 Kittredge Street in Berkeley, California, on Tuesday, June 16, 2015. The collapse, which took place in the early hours of Tuesday ...

Jennifer Rosoff, a 35-year-old advertising executive, died when a balcony railing she sat on collapsed, causing her to her fall from her 17th-floor Midtown apartment on Thursday, police said.

AleksandarNakic / Getty Images Before creating a design for a balcony garden, it is important to recognize that every balcony is different. Most balconies will have very different conditions ...

Balconies transform urban living. Learn how to design these spaces for use, privacy, access, and environmental performance in your projects.