Hanging basket envy

[WeeWillieWilkie]

The front of my house is north facing, the back south. We are in the midlands.

Lots of neighbours both sides of the road having gorgeous hanging baskets. I buy them and seem to kill them easily. What am I doing wrong? What are the common mistakes?!

I manage not to kill the rest of my garden, it's just the baskets.

I thought for the north facing front a fake hanging basket might be a good solution. Naff possibly but practical. Does anyone have any suggestions of nice ones? I wasn't thrilled by my eBay search.

Alternatively if you have gorgeous hanging baskets, how do you do it? Do you make them yourself or buy ready made? What plants are the best.

Thank you for any advice

So when you plant them up, make sure there is a hole in the plastic so that water can drain out. Often they haven’t made a hole and you need one. Fill them with new compost and some lovely bedding plants- I like lilac or purple violas myself, they flower endlessly! When you’ve planted them up and hung them, fill up a watering can and add a cup full of Miracle Grow liquid and give them a really good watering. You will find that after a week or two you have an absolute abundance of flowers- they’ll look glorious!! Make sure you water them every day unless it’s been raining as the baskets dry out v quickly.

The miracle grow is the magic ingredient...

artificial baskets they are quite expensive. My neighbour has artificial ones, I didn't realise until they said. They do look beautiful though

Thanks both.

Will try one more time to keep a real basket alive and then will treat myself to an artificial. They are ££ but those look good!!

Lots of watering and feeding is the key.
I’m not keen to go to a garden centre atm so can anybody suggest where I can get everything online?

miracle gro is my secret.....its good stuff

Jersey Plants Direct do ready planted baskets.

I have a south facing front and north facing back, also in the midlands. Second the feeding advice, makes allbthe difference, also I have two that I swap ... from front to back. So tgey both get sun and some shade. Swap once a fortnight.