Hanging baskets are widely used to create a green colorful effect in the or outside the house.
Mostly hanging baskets are useful in summer season.
These are not considered ideal for winter and spring seasons.
The only reason which makes them less ideal for winter season is that they dry out quickly and have the tendency to freeze.
Hanging baskets are usually used for small plants as only small amount of compost is used and therefore perennial plants are not a suitable option for them.
For frost free regions these are definitely add color to your baskets from annuals and delicate plants.
The most desirable planting scheme for hanging baskets is of course includes the trailing plants.
Long and tall plants are not desirable.
The plants you use in window boxes can be used ideally for hanging baskets.
It is important to choose right sort of plants for hanging baskets to get the colorful presentation.
It is also important to arrange the basket with suitable amalgamation of the plants.
Including one tallish plant in the center among the small surrounding plants should really look great.
You need to be very precise in choosing the plants for single basket.
The mixing of the plant depends on their growth, color scheme and size.
Trailer plants are also ideal for wire baskets.
You can grow them out between the wires.
If you are looking for a center tallish plant for your basket, Pelargoniums and fuchsias are best to serve the purpose.
They both are sturdy enough to bear the strong winds and rain as hanging baskets are mostly exposed to these elements.
There are many other tall annuals but they are not that sturdy and there are chances that they flop over the basket.
Following are given some of the trailing plants, which you can use in your basket.
These contain foliage plants, flowering plants and the plants suitable for baskets hanging in shades: -For Foliage: Small-leaved ivy varieties, the silvery-leaved Helichrysum petiolatum and Senecio maritimus, Saxifraga stolonifera (mother of thousands) and the stripyleaved Zebrina pendula (wandering Jew).
-Flowering Plants: Trailing begonias (Begonia Xtuberhybrida 'Pendula' varieties), trailing fuchsias (e.
g.
'Cascade', 'Swingtime' and 'Marinka'), the ivy-leaved Pelargonium peltatum varieties, Lobelia erinus 'Pendula' varieties (e.
g.
'Blue Cascade' and 'Red Cascade'), petunias (e.
g.
the pink 'Blush Cascade' and the red 'Ruby Cascade'), Lysimachia nummularia (creeping Jenny), impatiens (busy Lizzie) and Tropaeolum majus (nasturtium).
-For Baskets in Shades: Lysimachia nummularia (and its golden-leaved form 'Aurea'), the ivies, Saxifraga stolonifera, Zebrina pendula, lobelias, nasturtiums, trailing fuchsias and begonias.
If you do not feel comfortable with hanging baskets, there are other options to ponder over.
There are wall mounted pots that are in no way less than the hanging baskets.
Wall mounted pots are attractive with colorful trailing plants spilling over.
Different pots sizes are available, it is better to get the larger pot that can hold more than one plant.
There are other wall mounted planters are also available, which are fixed with brackets one on each side of the window.