Plants for hanging baskets

Keeping houseplants watered while you are away is always a concern for plant lovers. Although you may be able to get a friend to stop by and water the plants, that requires giving someone else access to your home and arranging for keys to be exchanged.

The Hanging Baskets in Souttergate, Hedon are looking particularly good at this time of year!

Multi-colored Impatiens in a huge hanging basket at Mums The Word greenhouse on Congress Lake Road.

In the video by Garden Answer, you'll learn how many plants are ideal for placing inside a hanging basket. For 12-14-inch baskets, you can put anywhere between three to five plants. You want to make sure they are evenly spaced around the basket so that it's not overcrowded once the plants begin to grow. Five to seven plants can go in a 16-18-inch basket. A deeper basket works well if you are adding several plants. This will give more room for the roots to grow without them becoming tangled…

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HGTV.com hangs up flower-filled baskets to add spots of color in a little space.

Bonfire begonias have been a popular sellers with customers, who love it for color in the shade and resilience in the hot frying sun. www.tesselaar.com

La photo vaut mieux que tous les discours. Cette énorme potée de bégonia Summerwings 'Orange' prise dans le jardin d'essai de Jardin Express (Bouvincourt, 80) montre la générosité et l'opulence de cette variété de bégonia tubéreux. Mon petit pied a beaucoup poussé, mais il n'a pas cette ampleur...

Like brilliant, twinkling stars, the jewel-toned blooms on this Clematis add a magical quality to their surroundings. Stunning pale violet and star-shaped, these blooms cover the vine with charming soft color that lasts for weeks in late spring to summer. This vine is a small, manageable size with a mounding habit--growing naturally into the ideal shape for container gardening and hanging baskets. Also, as it's a non-climbing variety, it's useful for filling out and adding interest in a…

Acalypha 'Pendula Mini Red' chenille plant in pot

You may not have the space or patience to become a master gardener, but anyone can master container gardening. It’s a cinch—all you need is a container (a planter in true gardener speak), potting soil, some plants and you’re ready to go. Thinking of container gardening like this, it’s easy to see why container gardening ideas can be endless—so endless that you may need a few container garden ideas to point you and your pots in the right direction. From fall container gardening to hanging…