Once again hanging baskets
By Sgtwarpig
Illinois,
United States 
what I am looking for is a list of plants that I can use in a full sun hanging basket. I guess the easiest way to explain what I would like if possible is this:
A list consisting of plants that you would put in the middle of the basket.
A list of plants that could go around the edge of the basket.
A list of plants that you could put into the side of the basket because the basket I am going to use is a wire basket with sphagnum moss.
If anyone knows where I could find a list of this nature it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
9 May, 2008
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I have a lovely book from the RHS - Hanging Baskets RHS Pratical. Its a box set of about five books.
You can go to rhs.org.uk site to look at what they have.
I make 6 hanging baskets every year which do go in full sun. I purchase a hanging basket set of plants 18 plants in a pack) from B & Q which have the following:
Side - begonia's, busy lizzies, lobilia, pertunia's - these are all trailing.
Top - centre with a geranium, pelrgonium, busy lizzies.
Chives also do well in hangin baskets
You could do a busy lizzie ball -
Tools
Large flower pot to support baskt
Pencil
Craft knive
plier
Materials
Recycle paper liner x 2
30cm (12in) wire hanging basket x 2
Potting compost
Plastic flower 9cm (3.5 inch) plastic flower pot (to act as a reservior)
Plastic coated wire
chain
Punch out planting holes
fill with compost and add plants
do the same for the second basket, but cut a hole in the bottom to place the plastic flower pot
put the two sections together and wire
put on chaing and water well
watch the busy lizzies form a nice ball.
11 May, 2008