Hanging Baskets and Boxes

Hi all,

I am pretty "green" when it comes to gardening so all advice welcomed, am looking into establish some hanging baskets and boxes with native british plants, and as I dont want to keep repeating it every year, am looking for perennials that are suitable for use in such conditions and encourage butterflies and insects etc

all advice appreciated

cheers Richard

 

Have been living in the UK for some time now, usual story, travelling, meet a girl etc

I am not so worried about flowering lengths, as I have another area which I will be planting up as a wildlife habitat as well, in honesty it is just in keeping with my own nature, i take a minimalist intervention with most things, I have done the usual flower basket thing in the past but now I would like to see if its possible to establish long living plants, obviously input will be required as to nutritional support etc but am keen to see if this can feasibly done and what the result is

 

I think you are flogging a dead horse.

The traditional hanging basket is used to bring colour and feature to an area that does not normally sustain plants. Minimal amount of growing medium very limited growing space. Perennials tend to have bigger root balls and would take up a lot of nutrients in a short space of time.

Off the top of my head I can't think of too many hanging or trailing perennials. Most of them tend to grow upwards and outwards. I am sure the more experienced gardeners will list some hanging perennials, not sure there are many that will grow in such a confined space and have flowers to attract wildlife.

The beauty of a hanging basket is that you can change it as often as you like. You can move it to where ever you want some additional colour and they are easy to maintain. Slow release fertiliser pellets last for about 6 weeks. Liquid plant food is easy to use and watering is very easy too.

Good luck with the idea, but I think if that were a good or easy option, a lot of people would be doing it.

Chopper.