Comments on: Victoria, B.C.- Style Hanging Flower Baskets

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Accent Your Garden with Hanging Flower Baskets | Landscape Plants — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:19:47 +0000

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By: Genevieve

Genevieve — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:25:14 +0000

Hah – Susan, duuuuude, you are SO right. Seriously, I get home from a long day of landscaping and hand-watering is the last thing on my mind. I am a terrible plant Mommy in my own garden. Luckily there is drip irrigation in the world!

By: Susan Morrison

Susan Morrison — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:17:15 +0000

I”m with Rebecca – I’m not a reliable enough hand waterer to have anything in the garden that requires that level of attention. So to your succinctly phrased “that costs money, dudes!” I would add “hand watering takes diligence, dudes!”
.-= Susan Morrison´s last blog ..All New Square Foot Gardening Cookbook =-.

By: Genevieve

Genevieve — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:43:11 +0000

Aww, thanks you guys! Monica, I always forget you teach so many in-person classes in addition to your book and blog! I’m so shy, I have trouble imagining standing in front of so many people and having to be all smart and everything like you do!

Jocelyn, thank you – and you’d know how hard they are to keep going, seeing as you’re a pro too. They are so gorgeous, though…

Daff – LOL. Were you just hanging out when you read this post? Heh-heh. I’m glad you didn’t hang me out to dry…

Thanks Rebecca! you’re so right about the watering in the heat… it’s very difficult. I know if they’re on drip you can set it up to water a few times a day for just a couple minutes, but – I gotta say – your gardens are so lovely on their own… Hanging baskets might detract attention away from some of your beautiful sights…

By: rebecca sweet

rebecca sweet — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:50:27 +0000

What a post!!! I’d love to see some of your hanging baskets – I’m sure they’re fantastic! I never really plant them here as it gets so dang hot in the Summer and one missed day of watering and Blam-O…show’s over! Thanks for such an extensive post – I’ll most definitely be passing this onto some of my clients!
.-= rebecca sweet´s last blog ..Wordless Wednesday – St. Patrick’s Day =-.

By: Daffodil Planter

Daffodil Planter — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:55:02 +0000

WOW–that’s not a post, that’s a short book on hanging baskets! Thank you for your insight and your special lists. I’m hanging on (ouch!) to this one.
.-= Daffodil Planter´s last blog ..Narcissus ‘Misty Glen’ takes home the Wister Award =-.

By: jocelyn/the art garden

jocelyn/the art garden — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:59:27 +0000

Great info here, Gen! I’m glad that you tell it like it is; hanging baskets are fantastic, but they are also pretty high maintenance. I remember seeing some in early Spring, years ago, along a city shopping district (Portland? Seattle? London?) that included dwarf daffodils, hyacinth, cyclamen and English ivy—really spectacular.

By: Monica the Garden Faerie

Monica the Garden Faerie — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:47:21 +0000

Hi Gen! I’m going to add some of your links to the resources handout for my container gardening class!