Hanging basket garden

[ChanellG]

Claudine, I just lined a basket with paper and put four sprouted garlic cloves in it! It's not hanging, but I guess you could say it's a similar concept. I'm trying to locate the three tier metal hanging baskets I had to see if I can use those for something.

 

[claudine]

You should take a photo, I'm sure it looks great! I like baskets, there is something very warm about them, they're just so natural. I'd like to have a nice hanging basket, I would grow a miniature rose in it - it would be really convenient because I'm running out of space on my windowsill

 

[ChanellG]

I will, Claudine. I did finally take another photo of the begonia, though. I had to prune it back over the summer, I think it was getting too much sun. At least now I know that when that redness around the edges of the leaves becomes more pronounced it means it needs more water. This is how it looks now, though I damaged it a bit trying to protect it in the cold weather the other night.

 

[claudine]

Wow, it's a very beautiful begonia! It's so big and I love the red flowers, they look so delicate and pretty. I'm curious, are these flowers fragrant? I've never grown begonias so I don't know.

 

[ChanellG]

You, I don't think I've ever noticed any fragrance from them. The only one of my flowering plants I have noticed it from is the ginger. It smells so good, kind of like honeysuckle and you notice it immediately before you even realize the flowers have opened. So yummy!

 

[claudine]

This sounds so good! I love fragrant flowers and I love sweet scents. Maybe I should grow ginger then . Only one of my miniature roses has fragrant flowers

 

[ChanellG]

This is an ornamental variety of ginger, not the edible one, Claudine. I don't think they all have a fragrance. If you want something that smells pretty, you should consider growing Jasmine. Gardenias are lovely also, but Jasmine will have you floating through the house in a perfumed rapture, lol.

 

[claudine]

This is even better because I hate the taste of ginger . I once tried to drink tea with ginger and it was awful. So ornamental variety would be great for me, especially if it has fragrant flowers

 

[ChanellG]

But ginger is so good for you, Claudine! LOL

I am not a huge fan of it on it's own, though I like ginger ale, but it's used a lot in Asian cooking and I like a lot of those foods. If I have a cold or a stomach issue I will get past the taste though, it's completely worth it. Next time try adding honey or lemon.

 

[claudine]

Honey is too delicious to mix it with awful ginger, lol

These are so cute, I'd grow herbs in them:

 

[ChanellG]

Those are really cute, Claudine! I was thinking of putting up a rod like that and hanging plants from it. For now I will settle for a shelf and see if I still want to hang stuff later, because then I would have to figure out what to do about drips.

 

[claudine]

I'm running out of space on my windowsill so I'm desperate, I have to look for some hanging flower pots if I want to grow more miniature roses...and of course I always want more and more of them
Hanging flower pots are so beautiful

 

[ChanellG]

Claudine, would it be possible for you to put up a shelf under the window? Maybe you could create a mantle of sorts that you could place against the wall? Even a board laid across stacked crates or blocks would do.

 

[claudine]

Putting up a shelf under the window is impossible because I have my tiny table and chairs there. It's my place where I drink tea every morning . But I'm thinking about putting some extra shelves next to the window - I'm just not sure if my roses will get enough sunlight there.

 

[ChanellG]

Maybe you can put one up higher? My window is up high enough where it wouldn't be a problem and I don't plan to ever sit in that area. There are a number of options that could work though, depending on the size of your window and table. I'm sure you'll figure out something that works.