Blog by Cindy Yee
Some years ago, upon visiting the garden of new line-dancing friends, I was struck by the beautiful hanging baskets dotting their fence. The flower baskets with different-colored geraniums really added oomph to the lovely yard. I have since hung baskets on our own fence and am very happy with the look.
Here are some baskets this spring. The first picture has purple heart tradescantia, and for contrast I just added cuttings of grey creeping succulent Oscularia deltoides (blooms will be small daisy-like, light pink).
Some years ago, upon visiting the garden of new line-dancing friends, I was struck by the beautiful hanging baskets dotting their fence. The flower baskets with different-colored geraniums really added oomph to the lovely yard. I have since hung baskets on our own fence and am very happy with the look.
Here are some baskets this spring. The first picture has purple heart tradescantia, and for contrast I just added cuttings of grey creeping succulent Oscularia deltoides (blooms will be small daisy-like, light pink).
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The next basket combines perky little copper roses, crassula, with a variegated kalanchoe.
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It's not a hanging basket, but I like the combination of ghosties, a copper-toned crassula, and aloe with red flower spikes.
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Once it gets hot by early May, the hanging fuschia below will have to be relocated to full shade. Unfortunately, I have killed many along the way. There is a 5-foot-tall purple and pink fuschia trained against the coolest side of our house in full year-round shade. They are my favorite plant, although you wouldn’t know it by my success rate, LOL!
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These mini tri-color pansies, aka Johnny Jumpups, self-seeded so nicely into a pot. Couldn’t have done it better.
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Finally, here are some kalanchoe—I love the flower bells. They took a few years to establish, even in afternoon shade.
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Cheers and Happy Gardening!