Everyone loves a beautiful hanging basket to make their house look pretty for the summer. Rather than spending a bunch of money for a lackluster pre-made basket that is past its best by the time you buy it, why not make your own? It’s easy and you can pick plants that match your home and landscape.
1. Pick out a hanging basket and liner. This year I found a nice simple metal basket and coco-fiber liner at Lowes.
2. Choose some plants. Look for plants that are drought tolerant. Remember, you want thrillers, fillers and spillers. Meaning you’d ideally want a plant that grows tall or provides interest, a plant that fills space, and a plant that flows over the edge of the basket. This year I broke the rules a bit and didn’t get a tall thriller…the selection was limited when I chose plants. I ended up with some vinca vine as a spiller, some alyssum as a filler, and petunias for a thriller.
3. Fill the basket most of the way with good quality potting mix. I like to use a moisture control mix to make it easier to keep the soil from drying out.
4. Take the plants out of their pots and lay them out in the basket. Don’t overcrowd the plants. They’ll grow more than you expect.
5. Fill around the plants with more soil until the basket is full and the plants are covered to the same level they were in their pots.
6. Hang the basket up and water well to give the plants a good start.
Very pretty! I love hanging baskets and this looks easy enough for a non-crafty person such as myself! 😉
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This is a great DIY tutorial and a beautiful arrangement. I love petunias. They bring back good memories of our gardens growing up.
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This is so gorgeous!!! I would love to make one of these myself! Thanks for sharing!
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Wow, look how crafty you are. It came out awesome!
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That turned out so lovely. I have done some of these hanging baskets in the past but need to do some for my porch this summer still. Thanks for the inspiration.
Like the looks of that. Really is an easy decoration.
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Wow this looks very cute, I want to go and make my own right now.
I have a basket almost exactly like this. The only difference is I usually put something REALLY tall in the middle.
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That looks super easy. I got a few hanging planters last year on closeout and hung them until they died. I kept the baskets but have yet to put anything into them this year! Seeing your tutorial has me re-energized about doing it.
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I love it my garden needs exactly something like this to cheer it up a little bit! Love the flowers idea instead of the regular greens,
That’s pretty impressive while being super easy to put together. Thanks so much!
My old man loves his plants I’ll have to let him know about this because he hasn’t been able to find any he likes.
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turned out really nice, I should make on front the tree in my front yard.
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So excited to try this at our new house!
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Beautiful! What a great idea!
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