what plants to put in hanging baskets?

Chimera

I would love to get some hanging baskets at the front of the house to brighten it up a bit. I have been sent some free seeds (10) of Nemesia Nebula Mix, so thought I would try some of these. What else would grow nicely in a basket? Is it worth growing anything edible as is facing onto a main road (country road, but still main road).

Hope you can help?

Thanks

peter_the_piper

nemesia is not the best plant to grow in a basket, a bit straggly.
There are lots of books available giving all sorts of plants you can use, try the library they may have them.
I use surfinias, fuchsia, bacopa, verbena, geraniums, begonias, helichrysum, nepeta, and many others. Don't do as recommended on a gardening programme and use Regal Geraniums, it won't work.
Sown in the warm now the nemesia make a great bedding plant for planting out in May.

ginvzt

I have strawberries in my hanging basket! It is by the front door, and I have 'perpetual' strawberries, so last year they we could 'pinch a strawberry' as we came home from wokr even in October.

Chimera

peter_the_piper wrote: »

nemesia is not the best plant to grow in a basket, a bit straggly.
There are lots of books available giving all sorts of plants you can use, try the library they may have them.
I use surfinias, fuchsia, bacopa, verbena, geraniums, begonias, helichrysum, nepeta, and many others. Don't do as recommended on a gardening programme and use Regal Geraniums, it won't work.
Sown in the warm now the nemesia make a great bedding plant for planting out in May.

Thanking you, just what I wanted

Antispam

Sweet peas are nice in baskets so are nasturtiums very cheap and quick to grown from seed

heynonnynonny

I'm about to do a dwarf lavender in mine surrounded by different varieties of thyme, cheap and very fragrant. Got the idea from http://www.gardenersworld.com/plants/pots-containers/category/hanging-baskets/ - well worth looking at.

Chimera

heynonnynonny wrote: »

I'm about to do a dwarf lavender in mine surrounded by different varieties of thyme, cheap and very fragrant. Got the idea from http://www.gardenersworld.com/plants/pots-containers/category/hanging-baskets/ - well worth looking at.

Love this idea

Chimera

Antispam wrote: »

Sweet peas are nice in baskets so are nasturtiums very cheap and quick to grown from seed

OOhh.. saw sweet peas in farm shop the other day.. think I'll be making a trip there when I'm next off

Chimera

ginvzt wrote: »

I have strawberries in my hanging basket! It is by the front door, and I have 'perpetual' strawberries, so last year they we could 'pinch a strawberry' as we came home from wokr even in October.

Have strawberries in back garden.. think I'll keep them there, being a bit selfish.. lol

heynonnynonny

The thyme came for it today (ordered off eBay) think it will be fab hanging outside a door....it smells absolutely divine!!!

peter_the_piper

Make sure you get the correct sweet peas, the more vigorous, normal types tend to just go up the chains.