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Whats the secret to beautiful hanging baskets ?

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  • marshmellomarshmello Posts: 683

    Thankyou bjay - upright in the centre I have never considered doing...hmmm, food for thought. image

  • LilylouiseLilylouise Posts: 1,013

    marshmello - I think it is that maybe you could put a few more plants in your baskets - you are choosing lovely plants image

    For my basket tree which has 12" baskets I put in 6 fuchsias- one in the centre and the rest round the edge.

    Here is a photo of one of my 16" baskets that I planted up a few days ago - it is still in the greenhouse at the moment

    http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m551/lilylouise1/ovalgarden007.jpg

     These are for the wall - they were planted up about a week ago

    http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m551/lilylouise1/ovalgarden007.jpg

    http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m551/lilylouise1/viburnumopulus012.jpg

     these are baskets from previous years

    http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m551/lilylouise1/frontgarden50709017.jpg

    http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m551/lilylouise1/tandsandgarden033.jpg

     Pam x

  • LilylouiseLilylouise Posts: 1,013

    Sorry - I posted the same photo twice image

    Pam x

  • Pam these are lovely

    Bev x

  • kate1123kate1123 Posts: 2,815

    Oh Pam I hang my head in shameimage how many plants do you use per basket?

  • marshmellomarshmello Posts: 683

    Fab baskets Pam !! I think my problem is not enough plants, tomorrow I will push a few more in.

    Cheers Julie image

  • BindyBindy Posts: 1

    Where can I buy the newer Easy Fill Pro 15 inch planting pots in the USA? Any ideas? I cant find them on the internet in USA. Thanks, Bindy

  • jatnikapyarjatnikapyar Posts: 419

    My neighbour does hanging baskets every year to die for. He says that you need to follow 5 main points, good compost, copious watering(h2o crystals do help) good size basket, lots of feeding and dead heading ++++.I think warmth and light helps too!

  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190

    Thi is one of mine from last year, watering, feed and deadhead is the secret, there is only 8 plants in there.

     

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    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Lyn, stunning as always

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