How to Create a Geranium Hanging Basket

Combining zonal geraniums and Diamond Frost is easy! Let me show you how to create a beautiful hanging geranium basket!

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While I was back in Illinois earlier this month, I made a visit to my favorite Amish greenhouse.  I couldn’t resist purchasing a few zonal geraniums & a couple of pots of Proven Winners Diamond Frost! I thought they would be perfect potted up as a hanging basket as a hostess gift for one of my childhood friends.

The Supplies –

In addition to your plants, you will need a hanging basket and a liner.  Potting mix or potting soil is also needed.  As a former florist, I happened to have a large stash of hanging baskets as well as liners.  I chose a 12″ hanging basket. If you don’t already have a basket with a liner, they are available at garden centers, home improvement stores, green houses and similar retail outlets.

For potting mix, I like to use a mix that includes ingredients that help with moisture control.  What you don’t want to use is soil straight from your garden.  I made the mistake of doing that once when I was younger.  My plants did not thrive or even survive!

The Process

After gathering your basket, liner , plants and soil you are ready to get started.  I sprinkled some biodegradable packing peanuts in the bottom of the liner to save on the amount of potting mix I will use.

Next, I added enough potting mix to cover the peanuts and fill the basket liner a little less than 1/2 full.  Gently remove the plants from their containers and place them in the liner.  The ones that are going around the edge of the basket are placed at an angle while the geraniums are placed straight up.  By placing the plants at an angle, it allows them to cover the edge of the basket and it looks more natural.  I used 2 geraniums and 2 Diamond Frost plants.

Once you have the plants placed how you want them, add more potting mix to cover the roots.  Add enough soil so that the roots are covered but leave about an inch space between the soil and the top of the liner.

Normally I would use sheet moss to dress the top of the soil.  This helps keep the moisture in and also gives the basket a more finished look.  I didn’t use any this time since I was doing this “on the fly ” and didn’t have access to any moss.

After watering the basket, you are ready to attach the hanger.  Once the water has finished draining out of the basket, you are ready to hang it or give it as a gift!

To Learn More about Diamond Frost, please check out this blog post! 

 

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