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Homemade hanging baskets,

unlike premade versions, let you

combine your favorite plants.

GETTING SET UP

Aside from

plants, soil, and slow-release

fertilizer, you’ll need a wire basket,

hook and chain, and coconut fiber

liner, all available at garden

centers. The hardware lasts years.

SIMPLE AS 1-2-3

Each season,

insert a new liner, fill with fresh

potting mix, blend in slow-release

fertilizer, then plant. Put cascading

plants close to the edge and

upright plants in the center.

1) ‘N O N STO P YELLOW ’

BEGONIA

2) ‘ILLUSION M ID N IG H T

LACE’ SW EET

POTATO VIN E

3) A NNUAL LOBELIA

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LYSIMACHIA

‘SUNDEW SPRING’

1 2 6 JUNE 2010 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS

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