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How To Create A Gorgeous Hanging Flower Basket
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Learn how easy it is to create a gorgeous hanging flower basket with our definitive, step-by-step guide. All you need is to choose your favorite flowers, buy a basket, some wire, and quality potting soil, and you’re on your way to a beautiful outdoor design. Choosing the Best Soil for Hanging Baskets Where are…
Plant the starts, taking care to keep roots covered. Add a little more potting mix around each flower start as needed.
Have your flowers ready to go.
You can see the beautiful shape and silhouette of the wave brand of petunia for hanging baskets in this photo, taken just three or four weeks after potting.
Choosing the Best Soil for Hanging Baskets
A key rule of thumb to consider when planting a hanging basket is to use one plant per inch of basket diameter.
Your pot will look something like this, with first-row roots fully covered and soil gently and evenly patted down.
Fuschias are ideal for climates that get cool, wet summers. These lovely blooms come in myriad shades from classic white to pretty purple. Requiring light misting, you’ll enjoy them all summer long.
(1) potting soil is dirt, whereas potting mix is a soil-less growing media designed for containers.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)FAQ
What’s the best flowers for hanging baskets?
Feed the wire hangers into the pre-punched holes on your hanging basket.
What flowers last longest in a hanging basket?
Two blue cascade petunias were added into the remaining two slots on the bottom row. These two flowers are also directly across from each other. This will create a lovely combination effect in the blooming basket, so the colors won’t be split directly down the middle.
How many plants do you put in a hanging basket?
Smooth the soil then pat it down gently. (Note: Although I use the word “soil” for simplicity in this tutorial, I am actually referring to potting mix.)
How do you make a hanging basket look fuller?
When should you start hanging baskets?
What month do you plant hanging baskets?
Note: This example shows a combination of petunias – cascade blue (the darker purple blooms; the flower world tends to label purple as “blue”) and wave purple (the fuchsia blooms).
Hanging Flower Basket: Conclusion
To make your basket look fuller, aim to use trailing plants. These will spill over the edge, hiding the basket, and giving a full aesthetic.
