Planetagarden
- What do you put in the bottom of hanging baskets?
- What are the best plants to put in a hanging basket?
- What are good trailing plants?
What do you put in the bottom of hanging baskets?
Options include:
- Coco coir liners: Made from natural coconut husks, coco coir liners are thick, long-lasting, and absorbent.
- Plastic bag: Though it's not as environmentally friendly, a plastic bag works as a hanging basket liner in a pinch.
What are the best plants to put in a hanging basket?
Top 10 hanging basket plants
- Begonia x tuberhybrida. Instantly recognisable with their large blowsy blooms that hang pendulously from the thick stems, begonia tuberhybrida are one of our most popular basket and bedding plants. ...
- Fuchsias. ...
- Petunias. ...
- Bacopa. ...
- Lobelia. ...
- Calibrachoa. ...
- Geraniums (Pelargoniums) ...
- Osteospermum.
What are good trailing plants?
SOME OF THE BEST TRAILING PLANTS
- ROCK SOAPWORT (Saponaria ocymoides) ...
- CREEPING THYME (Thymus) ...
- BELL FLOWERS (Campanulas) ...
- STONECROP (Sedum) ...
- TRAILING LOBELIA (Lobelia erinus) ...
- CREEPING JENNY (Lysimachia nummularia) ...
- MYRTLE SPURGE (Euphorbia myrsinites) ...
- CREEPING PHLOX (Phlox subulata)
