Best hanging basket plants

Hi Justracing
I can't understand you baskets and containers being past there best in July ! Mine are just about coming into full bloom about now . Generally I plant my baskets up in early May , I then keep them in the green house ( or a sunny room ) until late May when I put them out. I use slow release fertiliser in the compost and feed with Miracle Gro once a week until mid August , then I feed with Wilkos tomato food. This keeps my baskets in full bloom until late October - this depends on the weather, especially the wind. So if your are using the "standard" basket plants mentioned in this thread you could get the best part of 5 months show out of a basket.

 

Since March when I put mine out, they have been in full bloom, at one point they were HUGE. And I water my front & back garden everyday. But now I want something which will look good in the winter AND have a chance of coming back next year, which is why I've gone for some perennials (Creeping Jenny, for example). My sister's (also had the same plants as mine) have also died off recently, and her boyfriend watered them everyday (they don't have any other plants) so I don't think it's underwatering of them which has seen their demise.

Also, those baskets going across your wall look amazing! Are they bought like that are have you stuck them to your wall closely? (I presume they're the ones will the flat backs so you can drill them to the wall?)