Make Beautiful Hanging Flower Baskets
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Beautiful flowers flowing, billowing over the edge of pretty baskets and boxes
When we plant a flower basket or window box we need flowers that will bloom throughout the season and provide a beautiful ongoing display. Flower baskets look lovely on the veranda or porch, or handing from the eves. Window boxes make an otherwise drab building look springy and fresh all summer long. Planting with evergreen foliage will keep the box going into fall and winter months.
A flower basket is a blessed housewarming gift, as it makes the entry to the house into a welcoming, homey delight. Window boxes are more of an exterior decoration opportunity, bringing lovely pink, purple, and white blooms into focus as one approaches a business, for example, putting shoppers in a happy and uplifted mood. Great for commerce!
Half-Timbered Facade with Floral Window Boxes in Lyons-La-Foret
You can buy this at Allposters.com
Flowers for hanging baskets or window boxes
...you may have to replace these each year.
Petunias: Cascading petunias, large or small... many colors, and very cheery!
Alyssum: Great filler, can go well around other more showy flowers, to fill in the spaces. White, purple, or pink!
Impatiens: Small but showy flowers in an abundance of pretty colors; great in shady spots!
Geranium: Good for height on top in the middle.
Begonia: Trailing begonias make a beautiful hanging basket display.
Dianthus: Alternate these bi-colored, multi-shade flowers with white or purple petunias for a pretty flower display.
Pansies: Pretty, cheery pansies of many colors can liven up your baskets and window boxes and lift your mood.
Baskets to plant flowers in
...for some home-grown beauty!
Panacea Products Classic Finial Series 14-Inch Hanging Basket, Black
Amazon Price: $6.55 (as of 05/30/2012)
Here's what people are saying about this hanging planter:
"It's very attractive!"
"Very sturdy."
"They look really good."
"Well made."
"Adds great decor to a patio or porch."
More baskets
...beauty for your patio or porch!
Herbs for window boxes or hanging baskets
...culinary herbs for a kitchen treasure!
Basil: There are many types of basil that will work well on top of the basket.
Sage: Garden sage grows well and will look wonderful in a herbal hanging basket.
Lavender: I'd put this in the middle up on top!
Pennyroyal: Another trailing plant with purple flowers. The scent is out of this world!
A sturdy, pretty window box
29" black powder-coated steel bars with coco liner!
Panacea Products Flat Iron Series 30-inch (30") Window/Deck Planter, Black
Amazon Price: $16.99 (as of 05/30/2012)
Buyers had a lot to say about this lovely window box:
"Highly recommended!"
"They look subtantial."
"Well constructed."
"Very sturdy."
"I will definitely order from this company again."
"They are fabulous."
"I can't tell you how many compliments I've had."
...With recommendations like this, how can you go wrong? Mounting hardware is included.
More window boxes...
...to brighten up your windows and patios!
How to create a window box display
...finish the box, decorate, and plant!
We use this fantastic organic potting soil...
Ocean Forest!!! from Fox Farm... highly recommended!
Fox Farm Ocean Forest Potting Soil 1.50 Cu.Ft.
Amazon Price: $12.99 (as of 05/30/2012)
All the Fox Farm soils and nutritive formulas are primo!! This soil is a fantastic start to a great window box or flower basket... especially if you'll be planting herbs or other edibles!
Window box poll
...just for fun
Your comments are very welcome!
...I'd love to hear from people who have meandered past this page.
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SheWritesaLot
Dec 6, 2011 @ 11:43 pm | delete
- I think I have the brownest thumb on the planet! If I buy something that's already potted it's fine. But if I try to put together a hanging basket or window box or planter - forget it. Might as well start playing 'Taps'!
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