Hanging baskets lets see yours

[Planet Max]

Picture of mine today

Begonia "Million Kisses Devotion"

 

[IcyBC]

That is beautiful! I bought two hanging baskets of gerber daisy and petunia for my mom and hang them right outside her back door. She loves them, but I didn't take any pictures of them hanging. These photos were when I first bought them.

 

[Beth_B]

Very pretty!
I only have one and it's pretty sad right now. Petunias that got battered by a storm and hail on Friday. Not worth taking a photo of.

 

[CanadianLori]

Most of mine have hot peppers in them. not pic worthy.

yours is stunning,

 

[Trellum]

Oh my gosh! Planet Max!! Your hanging baskets are just gorgeous!! I've always liked hanging baskets, but I didn't have many of them, let alone this beautiful. I need to get mine back when I go back to the Netherlands (home sweet home, lol). I'll definitely hang some, thanks for the inspiration! I think nothing adds a pop of color to the front of a house like hanging basket full of beautiful blooms do.

 

[Planet Max]

thanks all

very kind of you , I am proud of it but demands 5 star attention .....

 

[Sheal]

You won't be seeing mine either Max, they are a disaster yet again!

 

[Esther Knapicius]

here is what the mail man sees each day.

 

[Planet Max]

here is what the mail man sees each day.
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looks great , are they bizzy Lizzy ?

Max

 

[Esther Knapicius]

yes, they are bizzy lizzys

 

[Planet Max]

yes, they are bizzy lizzys

we cant grow the ones you have as we have a disease that kills them in the UK but we do have a alternative
New Guinea Impatiens which is ok BUT I dont think as nice ...

Max

 

[DeborahJane]

here is what the mail man sees each day.
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I'm sure your bizzy lizzies bring a smile to your postmans' face each day. I know it would mine.

 

[DeborahJane]

Picture of mine today

Begonia "Million Kisses Devotion"

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What a beautiful welcome at your front door. And the name....Million Kisses Devotion!!!!! Just love it. Makes my front door look cold and unwelcoming. I'm going to work on that!!!!

 

[Planet Max]

What a beautiful welcome at your front door. And the name....Million Kisses Devotion!!!!! Just love it. Makes my front door look cold and unwelcoming. I'm going to work on that!!!!

thank you , but imagine what you could grow in Australia .

 

[DeborahJane]

thank you , but imagine what you could grow in Australia .

Hanging baskets are really difficult here. I've tried in my limited gardening career and failed to keep them going. Look good for a bit but that's it and I have spent quite a lot of money in my attempts. My only consolation is that 2 gardening friends who are English have given up too and that's saying something as they love them. The both have lovely memories of absolutely beautiful hanging baskets outside shops in England.
At the moment, because I hate to give up entirely, I have 2 hiding at my garden shed to see if they come good. I have Big Red Geranium in one and white Plectranthrus in the other and I have chosen these because I have them in growing profusely in my garden and so if and when they die in the heat it won't have cost me as it has in the past. Maybe I have to think in terms of them as annuals, that they are here for a good time, not a long time!!! They do have large hanging baskets with both the ones I am trying for sale in nurseries and they cost a bomb so I am keeping my fingers crossed. At the moment I have 1 near the front door with succulents which is ok but it's really a bit plain and boring. A couple I have put in there flower so maybe when that happens it may look more impressive.

 

[Corzhens]

We don't have hanging baskets here but the vertical garden is getting to be in fashion. It is invented for those who have no ground to speak of and a wall can serve as a base. The vertical garden is actually a frame of wood or metal that holds small platic pots and the frame is positioned upright like a wall. When the plants have flowers, it is a good sight. We have that in some avenues here.

 

[Planet Max]

Hanging baskets are really difficult here. I've tried in my limited gardening career and failed to keep them going. Look good for a bit but that's it and I have spent quite a lot of money in my attempts. My only consolation is that 2 gardening friends who are English have given up too and that's saying something as they love them. The both have lovely memories of absolutely beautiful hanging baskets outside shops in England.
At the moment, because I hate to give up entirely, I have 2 hiding at my garden shed to see if they come good. I have Big Red Geranium in one and white Plectranthrus in the other and I have chosen these because I have them in growing profusely in my garden and so if and when they die in the heat it won't have cost me as it has in the past. Maybe I have to think in terms of them as annuals, that they are here for a good time, not a long time!!! They do have large hanging baskets with both the ones I am trying for sale in nurseries and they cost a bomb so I am keeping my fingers crossed. At the moment I have 1 near the front door with succulents which is ok but it's really a bit plain and boring. A couple I have put in there flower so maybe when that happens it may look more impressive.

Wish I could be of more help with what you could grow, plus the bigger the basket helps, mine are both 16 inches and I lined with compost plastic bags with the black on the outside , I put a tray in the bottom to act a reservoir and that's filled with swell jell and slow release fertiliser so just in case they will be ok for a couple of days , growing what the garden center does sound best way forward. you could always plonk a Koala bear in to add interest and a couple of cockatoos will add colour

 

[Planet Max]

We don't have hanging baskets here but the vertical garden is getting to be in fashion. It is invented for those who have no ground to speak of and a wall can serve as a base. The vertical garden is actually a frame of wood or metal that holds small platic pots and the frame is positioned upright like a wall. When the plants have flowers, it is a good sight. We have that in some avenues here.

I bet you could have some hanging baskets filled with orchids ?
I think that's what I would do or / and stags Horn Fern which I have seen growing In Florida, plus air plants aka Tillandsia are bound to like your climate , start a trend and say it my English style basket

 

[DeborahJane]

What a great idea Planet Max. I really think I could manage a stag horn hanging basket. I have a great fern lady at a localish market for sale quite cheaply a few weeks ago. It's on an Saturday's no hopefully she has some left. I posted a photo of what I have attempted with them on the stag horn thread by Dr Case.
I also have 2 small air plants

They are under cover as part of my Home made "grandfather clock" Wall art. I'll look into that as well for a hanging basket. Have a great nursery which stocks loads. It isn't localish...a bit of an expedition but a few of us gardeners get together ad visit every few months.
Thanks for the input. Greatly appreciated.

 

[DeborahJane]

It's nesting season!!! I remembered this happened last year. The magpies come and take the "straw " from the lining of the hanging baskets for their nests and the baskets do end up looking pretty tacky. Pretty cute really, it looks at me with a few strands in its mouth and flies off. Comes back for more. Hopeful he's not building a two story mansion.