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Winter hanging baskets

Lou12Lou12 Posts: 1,149
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I need to start my evergreen winter hanging baskets as some of them are over.

They are small baskets but I really want some kind of short architectural plants that will look great all winter as well as the usual ivy.

I'm a bit lacking in inspiration this year. Last years pansies were a damp squib so no flowers this year I don't think.

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  • BLTBLT Posts: 525

    I have a similar problem I have a basket that is spent now the other one is fine as I already replanted it 4 weeks ago..  I hope you get some ideas lol so I can get some too...image

    Last edited: 22 August 2016 21:23:31

  • Laura Turner 2Laura Turner 2 Posts: 99

    Oo I was wondering this too! No suggestions though I'm afraid..

  • CeresCeres Posts: 2,154

    How about using some heuchera. Lovely colours and happy to keep their leaves all winter (providing the dreaded vine weevil larvae can be kept at bay).

  • BLTBLT Posts: 525

    I might cheap found a new garden centre so might have a lil nosey around...see whats on offer...

  • Joyce21Joyce21 Posts: 15,489

    Ceres, I've had heuchera in a basket now for five years.  Add chionadoxa for spring and trailing bedding plants in summer.

    SW Scotland
  • plant pauperplant pauper Posts: 6,234

    I put heuchera in my Winter containers last year and they weren't great. I suspect it was the planting mix though so I might redo them and pop them in again this year.

    I went on Google last night (after seeing this thread thanks Lou) looking for some inspiration and saw a basket with festuca glauca and some maroony, pinky pansies. It was beautiful but it would need to be quite low I think. My brackets were put up by Mr Tall! image

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46AyrhHICgQ

  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 33,748

    IMHO  I think 90% of summer hanging baskets are a let down, but 99% of winter hanging baskets just look rubbish.

    I'm happy for someone to prove me wrong.

    Devon.
  • plant pauperplant pauper Posts: 6,234

    HF having sworn I'd never do baskets again I gave in this year and did three. They were traffic stoppers (she said modestly image ).

    I think it becomes a compulsion...it'll be brilliant next year if I just change that one thing....image

  • Joyce21Joyce21 Posts: 15,489

    Hosta, I see the two of mine outside the back door, when working in the kitchen,  and It gives a bit of colour to look at when nearly all else is bare. . . . important to me as I only get out for five hours a week.

    SW Scotland
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 33,748

    I know they CAN be lovely, and no doubt yours will be Joyce, but I'm talking about those sorry specimens you see by people's front doors as you drive about.

    I think the trouble with Winter baskets is that folk don't realise they still need to be watered.

    Devon.
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