Hanging Baskets - Top Care Tips

A quick and easy way to add a splash of color to your porch or yard is to hang baskets of blooming flowers from brackets. To ensure the flowers stay healthy and beautiful, here are a few tips:

• make sure you water them well. Flowers in hanging baskets are easier to forget to water than those in pots and planters on the ground. Also, watering them on windy days can help keep the plant from coming apart;
• if it's early spring and there might be some ground frost at night, bring the plant inside overnight;
• secure the pot to the bracket with a twist-tie. It remains nearly invisible, but will help keep the pot secure in the event it's accidentally bumped or some neighborhood kids try to abscond with your flowers (whippersnappers!);
• remove any brown or wilted blossoms and leaves to keep the plant looking at its best;
• remember to fertilize for best results

If you have a very sunny spot, strawberries do well in hanging baskets.

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