Balconies, gazebos, verandas with hanging flower beds look very beautiful and attractive. They help to liven up any building, creating a mood. In addition, these flower beds are easy to move from place to place.
If you decide to make a hanging flower bed, first you need to choose a container in which it will be located. It is worth noting that, unlike other boxes and containers, they will look at it from all sides. Therefore, you need to think over the entire future composition in advance. Measure the size, material and shape of the basket, as well as the method of hanging it.
In specialized gardening stores, you can find different containers, for example, plastic, ceramic, wicker, wire. Each of these materials has its own pros and cons. Ceramic pots look, of course, very beautiful, but they are heavy, so you should think about what you will hang it on so that it can withstand its weight and the weight of the plants with the earth. Plastic ones look good too. But on sunny days, this material heats up quickly and dries out the soil. Therefore, the plants in this container need more frequent watering.
After choosing a basket, you need to choose the flowers that will grow in it. Most often, ampelous plants are used for this. You can also plant indoor, for example fuchsia, balsam, begonia. In general, you can choose any flowers, the main thing is that they are not particularly demanding on moisture and soil fertility. Indeed, as a rule, baskets have a diameter of 30-40 cm, and a height of 10-15, in such conditions it is rather difficult to create good conditions.
It is better to sow seedlings in February so that it can live comfortably at home on the windowsill, and in June it needs to be planted directly in a hanging flower bed. If you've purchased a plastic or ceramic basket, planting your plants is a snap by simply placing them on top. Well, if you want a blooming ball, it's worth the work. The wire frame of the container is filled with moss by a third, and a plastic wrap is placed on top so that it retains moisture somewhat. Then the first row of flowers is planted. Seedlings are taken out of pots and laid horizontally on the moss with a stem with leaves outward and sprinkled with earth. They are stuffed with moss again, and the second tier of plants is planted in the same way. Also the third. Water and hang the hanging flower bed in a shaded place protected from strong winds for several days. Then they hang it out in a permanent place.
