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Summer Flowering Hanging Basket Recipe for Semi Shade Featured

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Summer Hanging Basket - Fuchsia, Impatience, LobeliaSummer Hanging Basket - Fuchsia, Impatience, LobeliaLate summer and autumn are the most popular times to garden in our subtropical regions, and you can plant these hanging baskets now. However, if you live in cold and frosty regions, you will need to save this recipe and plant in spring. You can also change up the colours if you prefer, impatience come in a huge range of colours and lobelia ranges from white to shades of pink, blue and purple, but because of the softer colours of the fuchsias, this colour combination works very well.  Find the recipe below.

To plant two of these flowering hanging baskets you will need:

2 Large coir-lined hanging baskets
1 Bag potting soil
2 Dwarf Fuchsia varieties
1 Tray of Blue Lobelia seedlings
1 or 2 Trays Impatience in shades of pink and white

To lighten the weight of the baskets add vermiculite or palm peat to the potting soil

How to plant your basket:

Half fill the baskets with soil, firming it down well.

Place the fuchsias in the centre.

Arrange the impatience and lobelia around the edges.

When you are happy with your arrangement plant the seedlings firmly and water thoroughly.

To keep your baskets flourishing, water regularly and feed monthly with a liquid fertiliser for flowering plants.

Members can click here to read more about growing Fuchsias

Members can click here to read more about growing Impatiens

Members can click here to read more about growing Lobelia

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