Hanging baskets are a great way to add colorful accents to balconies and terraces. The important thing is that you distinguish between shade and sun worshipers.
Hanging baskets are flowery eye-catchers[/caption] A hanging basket is a colorful eye-catcher at the entrance to the house, on the balcony or the terrace, which immediately puts you in a good mood. Planted with colorful summer flowers, they are a beautiful sight even well into autumn. But only if you pay attention to a few points. After all, you can't plant the hanging baskets as you please. Why not? Because not every plant likes sun or shade. Here you have to be on the lookout for suitable plants. But first of all we would like to clarify which hanging baskets exist.
Which hanging baskets are there?
Hanging baskets are made of different materials and of course in different sizes. The closed containers are usually made of plastic, ceramic or metal. Open variants, on the other hand, often consist of wire mesh, rattan or macrame. Whether you use an open or closed hanging basket depends on the place where you want to place the hanging basket.
Depending on which traffic light you choose, the preparation is also slightly different. A drainage layer made of expanded clay and a drainage hole are important for a tight container, for example, so that no waterlogging can form. Open hanging baskets, on the other hand, must be lined with bleaching moss before planting. This will prevent soil from trickling out.
Which plants are suitable for sun and shade?
Suitable plants for hanging baskets in the sun:
Cape Flower and Hussar Button go well in the center of the traffic light. You can then place petunias along the edge, for example, which will grow in a cascade over the edge of the hanging basket. Petunias look especially pretty with small flowers. You get the flowers in many colors. Other classic hanging baskets in the sun are:
- Geraniums
- Blue Fan Flowers
- Wanderstock
- Oleanders
- Goldtaler/Dukatenblume
- Purslane
- Vanilla Flower
Youadd variety to the hanging mini garden. You can see all the plants in our picture gallery: Hanging basket Plants for the sun.
Suitable plants for hanging baskets in the shade:
A combination of light and darker plants looks particularly decorative in the shade. Here, for example, fuchsias and the hard-working Lieschen thrive very well, which are also available in several colors. Green plants hanging in the shade, semi-shade and in the sun, which you can place well between the flowering specimens, are suitable for loosening up - also in terms of colour. Ivy and incense, for example, create beautiful effects. Also good for the shade are:
- Begonias
- Edellieschen
- Snowflake Flower
- Hydrangeas
- Lobelias
- Hostels
- Günsel
- Colorful Nettle
- Heather Lavender
- Rose Laurel
You can see all plants in our picture gallery: hanging basket Plants for the shade.
Maintenance, watering and fertilizing
Planting in a hanging basket requires very little maintenance. It is best to regularly snap off faded flowers. The most important thing is the supply of water: pour lukewarm water in the morning and evening. As for fertilizing, you don't have to do much here. The starter soil contains enough fertilizer for the first few weeks. Later you only have to add liquid fertilizer to the irrigation water once a week. But you can also use the practical fertilizer sticks.
Summary:
- Select traffic light to taste
- Fill in drainage layer or bleaching moss and soil
- Insert plants for sunny or shady hanging space
- water daily, fertilize weekly