Gardening

Colourful basket

Dec 07 04:53pm
Colourful basket
Wire baskets lined with sphagnum moss or fibre liners make eye-catching lightweight hanging gardens. Plant this combination in spring or summer for summer and autumn flowers.

You'll need:
Seedlings: 4 x petunia, 2 x verbena, 2 x moss verbena, 8 x alyssum seedlings
1 wire basket
Sphagnum moss or fibre liner
Potting mix
Slow-release fertiliser

Here's how:
1. Blend half a handful of slow-release fertiliser into the mix and plant up the pot.

2. Hang the basket in full sun and water often - once or twice daily during summer.

3. Feed fortnightly with a measured quantity of soluble fertiliser and pinch out young tips on petunias to encourage branching.

Places for pots

  • In any garden, there will be dozens of places that could be improved with one or more pots. Groups of pots can have greater impact or conceal an unattractive feature. Different shapes and sizes look better when grouped together and make watering easier.
  • Always consider wind and weight when positioning pots - hanging baskets never thrive in exposed locations.

Source: Gardening A Commonsense Guide (Murdoch Books)
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