What flowers should I use for low-maintenance cheap hanging baskets?

MrsE_2

I want to do some hanging baskets - will be east facing.

I'm no green goddess.

What flowers should I use for low-maintenance cheap hanging baskets?

Something that stays looking nice for as long as possible & doesn't require much looking after:D

Or am I asking too much:o

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iamana1ias

MrsE wrote: »

I want to do some hanging baskets - will be east facing.

I'm no green goddess.

What flowers should I use for low-maintenance cheap hanging baskets?

Something that stays looking nice for as long as possible & doesn't require much looking after

Or am I asking too much:o

Plastic ones.

morg_monster

oh I'd like to know this too.
Tried petunias last year but they drove me nuts with the stickiness - deadheading was such a chore. Don't understand how the hairdressers up the road have gorgeous trailing petunias in their baskets every year with apparently no deadheading.
might have a google, i'll let you know if I find anything...

peter_the_piper

Balcony geraniums are not cheap to buy but oyu only need 3/4 for a 12" basket. Masses of flowers and NO dead heading. Don't stint on the food though, not tomorite, there's more suitable ones available.

MrsE_2

peter_the_piper wrote: »

Balcony geraniums are not cheap to buy but oyu only need 3/4 for a 12" basket. Masses of flowers and NO dead heading. Don't stint on the food though, not tomorite, there's more suitable ones available.

Sounds good:D

Thank you:beer:

ETA, would you buy these?

http://www.jerseyplantsdirect.com/geranium-balcony-trailing-70-garden-ready

savemoney

Petunias are easy to keep but might break if its very windy. I got 3 big hanging plastic baskets to fill myself I got some that has pockets that snap in so you can have plants in on sides rather than take time for them to grown down.

onestep

petunias are great, but quite hungry so you need to feed them with liquid tomato food or similar. They also need very regular watering. Geraniums will not mind the odd dry day, and in fact prefer to not have wet feet.. Other goodies for baskets include busy lizzies - but they also need regular watering/feeding. No deadheading though!

peter_the_piper

MrsE wrote: »

Sounds good:D

Thank you:beer:

ETA, would you buy these?

http://www.jerseyplantsdirect.com/geranium-balcony-trailing-70-garden-ready

Whilst these may well do the trick they are wrong in advertising these as Balcony geraniums, a) the price is too cheap as proper Balconys are only grown from cuttings. b) these must be seed raised ones and as Balconys are sterile (or as near as possible) its most unlikely they will be them. c) the colours are wrong.

soupdragon10

If you want to grow from seed how about a couple of packets of Nasturtiums? Trailing ones around the edge and more upright ones in the middle.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

I've just got

Phlox



Trailing geranium



Fuschia



and verbena



But easy peasy would be trailing lobelia in different colours - just water and that's it.

savemoney

True but you can get slow release feed which you put in the compost (poundland have it) and also gel that holds water (wilkos sell it for £2 odd) both should do a few baskets

onestep wrote: »

petunias are great, but quite hungry so you need to feed them with liquid tomato food or similar. They also need very regular watering. Geraniums will not mind the odd dry day, and in fact prefer to not have wet feet.. Other goodies for baskets include busy lizzies - but they also need regular watering/feeding. No deadheading though!