Want to keep your hanging baskets looking great all season? Pete Kern and Pamela Crawford offer these tips: • Water correctly. Overwatering is just killing a plant with kindness. Plants need water, ...

Often overlooked, hanging baskets are a perfect way to add some colour and height to your garden. Whether it’s to dress up a bare wall, add some charm to a porch or detail to a balcony, there are ...

Whether your garden is a slab of concrete outside your front door or acres of land outside your back door, hanging baskets place flowers at the eye level. Hanging baskets of flower can brighten up ...

NAIROBI: Unlike ordinary pots, hanging baskets need special consideration when being planted. First, the soil mix needs to be lightweight. Second, the soil must retain moisture, because hanging ...

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For such sweet-looking things, hanging baskets can be demanding divas. Restricted to small pots and hung in the drying air, their plants often require far more attention to maintain their looks than ...

There are lots of plants that can be grown in baskets, including cheerful annuals, and small evergreen shrubs that will provide structure and all-year-round interest. Rather than planting randomly, ...

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