Hanging basket planter inspiration
A hang basket is one of the easiest ways to put color right at eye level , where there might otherwise be none . It can trim up a structure , like a porch or pergola , in an wink , tie it more closely to your garden . And all it direct is a shepherd ’s hook and hanging basket to produce vertical interest in any bed or moulding .
See how I created the monochromatichanging basketin the video above along with my helpful planting tips below . Then scroll on to find 4 more must - try plant combinations for your hanging basket planters !
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Monochromatic white hanging basket
Hanging basket planting how-to
I care to have a focal pointedness flora to one side , then fill in with different kinds all around . They will lock together as they produce . But you could also make a very symmetrical handbasket with a center focal point plant and a " skirt " of trailing plant around the edge of the basket .
A ) LantanaLantana camaraShamrock ™ White ( 1 , 4 " pot)B ) SedumSedum mexicanumLemon Coral ® (1 , 4 " pot)C ) Sweet potato vineIpomoea batatasSweet Caroline Medusa ™ Green ( 1 , 4 " pot)D ) FanflowerScaevola aemulaWhirlwind ® White ( 1 , 4 " pot)E ) VerbenaVerbenahybrid Lanai ® ‘Green Malus pumila ’ ( 1 , 4 " pot)F ) PetuniaPetuniahybrid Ray ™ Pistachio Cream ( 1 , 6 " pot )
Hanging basket with petunias and flowering vines
Hanging hoop make an outstanding accounting entry accent — just envision one like this on either side of your door ! Chock full of flower , a bright basketball hoop tell everyone exactly where to go . Hang it from a porch mainstay skinny enough that the container almost touches , and the plants will hug the support . If a blustery wind add up along , that will serve keep it from thresh about .
As plants grow , they may involve additional fertilizer in midsummer . expend a water - soluble general purpose fertilizer once a week to give them a encouragement .
A ) PetuniaPetuniaSupertunia ® Royal Velvet ® (1)B ) PetuniaPetuniaSupertunia ® Trailing Rose Veined ( 2)C ) bootleg - eyed Susan vineThunbergia alataLemon A - Peel ® (1)D ) Licorice vineHelichrysum petiolare‘White Licorice ’ ( 2)Hanging basket is 12 in . in diameter
Hanging basket with tropical flair
Add colouring material to any smirch with long - blossom genus Mandevilla . Buy a little cultivar , such as red Vogue ‘ Audrey ’ , and use this well - behaved twining vine in a hanging handbasket — no cutting back necessary ! With summer - long flower disposition to rival any bedding annual , ‘ Audrey ’ makes a fine summation to this compounding . And at 18 to 36 in . long , it wo n’t overtake its familiar .
commence with a 1 - gal.-sized pot containing two or three small mandevillas . Put the plants into the hanging basket planter , then add a burgundy genus Iresine and a variegated airplane flora . You may need to direct the vines aside from the range to keep it drop back instead of climbing .
A ) IresineIresine herbstii‘Purple Lady ’ ( 1)B ) Variegated airplane plantChlorophytum comosum‘Variegatum ’ ( 1)C ) MandevillaMandevillaVogue ® ‘Audrey ’ ( 3)Container is 14 in . in diam
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Feature foliage for shady hanging baskets
Coral bells ’ mounding habit does a great job filling out hanging basket . Puttingfoliage plantsat oculus floor makes it so item , such as intricate veining or a eloquent overlayer , are easier to appreciate . Plus , you ’ll get to enjoy a slightly different expression each season , as coral bells and heucherella bloom in summer , and coral bells ’ leaves modification hues in cooler weather . When it ’s time for fall cleanup , just add these perennial to the front of the border .
Hanging baskets need to be check once a day for water . Depending on the weather condition , they may even demand water more than once , especially if in full sun in the heat of summer .
A ) BrunneraBrunnera macrophylla‘Emerald Mist ’ ( 1)B ) Coral bellsHeuchera‘Electric Lime ’ ( 2)C ) Coral bellsHeuchera‘Georgia Peach ’ ( 1)D ) Coral bellsHeuchera‘Sugar Plum ’ ( 1)E ) HeucherellaHeucherella‘Glacier Falls ’ ( 1)Hanging hoop is 24 in . in diam
Flower power for part shade
Vigorous Supertunia Vista Silverberry petunia will benefit from even alimentation all summer long . After you plant , begin with a balanced water - soluble fertilizer , such as 10 - 10 - 10 , every two weeks . As temps get hotter , though , plant require hebdomadary doses and can even be fed with every other watering . Lightly trimming back leggy staunch in midsummer guarantee neat - looking works that will still obliterate the hanging basketful from sentiment .
With an upright , mounding wont , BabyWing begonia does well in heating plant and humidness , blooming in early spring and keep through Robert Lee Frost for long - endure color without much extra help . Although plants can take full Dominicus , they ’ll look good in part shade , specially in the good afternoon .
A ) Foxtail fernAsparagus densiflorus‘Myersii ’ ( 1)B ) IresineIresine herbstii‘Purple Lady ’ ( 1)C ) Asparagus fernAsparagus densiflorus‘Sprengeri ’ ( 1)D ) PetuniaPetuniaSupertunia ® Vista Silverberry ( 3)E ) BegoniaBegoniaBabyWing ® Pink ( 2)Hanging basketball hoop is 14 in . in diameter
