Bring out your inner green thumb and follow our 10 simple steps on how to make a hanging basket!
Hanging baskets make for beautiful outdoor decor, or if you’re super creative, even indoor decor! If you’d like to make a lovely hanging basket we have ten simple steps on how to make them, to help you out!
What you need to make a hanging basket:
- A standard black bin bag
- Hanging basket.
- Compost
- Scissors
- Plants – plants such as Coloured Fountain mixes in pink, rose, lilac and purple.
How to make a hanging basket in ten steps:
- Line the inside of your hanging basket using a black bin bag.
- Place around 3 or 4 handfuls of compost into the lined basket and use your hands to firm it down.
- Cut away excess liner around the edges of the basket with scissors. Leave around an inch of liner above the wire edge of the basket.
- Use your scissors to cut 4 or 5 small holes in the sides of the basket where the compost is.
- Gently thread plants through these holes with the roots in the basket and the flowering end facing outwards. plants such as Coloured Fountain mixes in pink, rose, lilac and purple are a great choice for this. Ensure to place enough of these so that the bottom of the basket will be hidden once the plants have grown and bloomed.
- When you’re happy with those, fill the basket up with a few more large handfuls of compost. Make sure the roots of the plants are fully covered up.
- Now start placing plants in the top of the basket; start with planting around the ends of the basket, facing plants sideways and work your way into the middle.
- Plant as much as possible in the top of the basket for the best effect.
- When you’re finished designing your hanging basket and you’ve accomplished the desired effect poke holes in the bottom of the basket to allow for water drainage.
- Water your hanging basket once a week during the summer months and mix together feed and fertiliser with your water to help your plants stay strong.
If you’re looking for something a little different why not switch up your hanging basket? There are so many things you can use, from watering cans and buckets to jars and crates.
