Hanging baskets

15 The best hanging baskets are part of color-packed scheme. They reach the parts that climbers never quite reach, and which the window box trailers keep on missing. Hanging baskets are commonly planted out in the summer months, when their exuberant display of flowers and foliage disguise. The container beneath. They need not be tastefully gentle; they can create a riot of color with flashes of yellows, red, blues, and whites. Walk around the garden, pinpointing suitable places; and that includes branches, beams, arches, and metal structures. You will be surprised how many eye-catchers you might have room for. Try to avoid hanging baskets in isolation, unrelated to anything else. Always make sure that your baskets sit happily within the overall scheme.

CREATING NEW BASKETS

ABOVE LEFT: newly planted baskets take time before they take off. It is always worth having a special space to hang and keep an eye on them, pinching out plants to make them bushier, before putting them in their final position.

THE FINAL TOUCH

OPPSITE: this gazebo has been finished with a pink and white hanging basket. It guarantees a splash of color at every level.

BASKETS IN THEIR PRIME

LEFT: this wonderful display includes fuchsias, petunias, and lobelias. The plants will only look this good with regular watering and feeding.

Attaching the baskets to a pulley means it can easily be lowered for a good evening drink, minimizing the degree of evaporation. Add a slow- release fertilizer to the compost when planting. On a practical level, note that freshly watered baskets dramatically increase in weight. What was light and easy to handle suddenly becomes immensely heavy, so the fittings need to be extremely strong and sturdy. Also avoid hanging the baskets in windy places where they can get blown around and check that there is no danger of anyone walking into them. Watering can be made easier by using a pulley system for lowering the baskets, or by using a ready-made spray attached to a pipe or cane. Just raise it up into the center of the plants and water accordingly.

PINK AND WHITE

LEFT: a summer scheme with diascias, fuchusia, verbena, busy Lizzies, and the excellent yellow Bidens ferulifolia.

GREEN AND YELLOW

RIGHT: these gentle shades tone well with the subtle color of the stone building.


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