Sun, pot, potting soil, watering, pruning, winter: everything you need to grow an olive tree in a pot on a balcony or terrace, and keep it thriving for years.

Bloodgood, Garnet, Orange Dream, Sangokaku: choosing your Japanese maple, growing it in a pot on a balcony or terrace, watering it, pruning it and getting it through winter.

Freezing pots, exposed roots, icy wind: how to protect your balcony plants in winter, which ones to bring indoors and which keep the balcony alive.