Hanging Baskets. A favoourite way of growing trailling plants hanging baskets are a vesatile way of growing a wide range of plants including orchids. Popular for many years hanging baskets are used to grow a range of flowering plants such as fuchsia and orchids as well as flowering annuals and perennial plants. Hanging baskets are also a great way to grow stawberries and herbs. Great for patios and hanging beneath pergolas and even trees, hanging baskets are a versatile growing method for a wide range of plants. Gardening Directory www.nurseriesonline.com.au
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Hanging Baskets

Hanging Baskets have been popular for many years and in fact have remained a very popular way to grow plants with keen gardeners for a long time.

Types of Hanging Baskets

Hanging baskets come in a range of styles including the traditional wire frame lined with coco peat fibre or a sythetic liner as well as lightweight terra cotta look PVC, real terra cotta hanging baskets as well as timber hanging baskets. Teak slatted baskets are particularly popular with orchid growers.



Plants for Hanging Baskets

Plants that have a trailing habit are popular for growing in hanging baskets. These include:

  • trailing geraniums
  • trailling fuchsias
  • begonias
  • petunias

Trailing plants when allowed to cascade from a hanging basket great a very exotic feel to a pergola or patio.

Epiphytic orchids are another popular plant for hanging baskets. These orchids would nornally grow in trees and hanging baskets help mimic these natural conditions.

Shade plants for hanging baskets include ferns, these help create a coll feeling with lush green fronds.

For full sun, try growing nasturtians or succulents in hanging baskets.



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