Xmas hanging basket

Ideas to put in my hanging baskets.My neighbour made a pole with solar light and it also holds two hanging baskets.

The baskets were spectacular colour theme of red white and blue.Heat was too much and nearly past.

Want a Xmas theme and really seasonal themes.

Have thought of Holly and the Ivy but need something else.

 

What a good idea skotkat, Was going to take mine down on the balcony only because of the winds here being on a top floor but now i should put them to good use for christmas.

 

Some people down the road planted small Skimmias (I guess they intend to try and keep them small!)in their pots last Christmas and had lights in them - they looked gorgeous

 

Thankyou Marge Skimmias are nice.



Here are my summer baskets although they are nearly past flowering.

I may put up basket of pansies for the Autumn.

 

they are lovely and what a fabulous view you have there

 

hi there...what about putting in some fresh greens such as pine and cedar branches, and some dog wood, although i am in ontario and hope you have dog wood there.

 

What beautiful views, Scotkat!

P in O .. do you mean actual tiny plants of pine, cedar an dogwood ... or just branches in moist compost for a Christmas decoration. Think the Brits (of which I am one but don't live there) are talking about long-term winter baskets.

 

lol your flowers looks good to me.

 

Hi there...when we prepare the baskets here we use branches from the trees, and they last all winter, they have too with our harsh Canadian winters!!They look amazing, I'll have to take some pics of mine when i do them and post them on here, once i figure out how to do that, but again they do last the winter season.

 

Sounds like a good idea, PinO, especially if they have berries on them. I wonder if it would work with my winters. We can drop to near freezing for a few days but our day temps are always 10oC plus.

 

In the winter over here, our daytime temps are usually -10 out and dips to -20 or lower at night, so thats what i meant by our harsh winters, they do last and look so pretty once they have a dusting of snow on them, i even pick grapevine now with the berries on and save it until i prepare the baskets to use in the winter.

 

fascinating differences here between your two climates and what you can do in the winter, PinO and LoL!! :D

 

I don't know, Dendro, but we'll have a go and see! Really sounds like a good idea, doesn't it, especially for you ... maybe a new thing for your business???

 

in Scotland???? Need a bit of compromise, probably with a bias towards the Canadian experience....

 

Hey, you've got more of a chance with these baskets than I do! ????