Single Species Baskets
When talking about hanging baskets most of the focus is always on combination plantings. But you can keep your baskets simple and beautiful by using just one type of plant. Today I’m at JDS Nursery looking at their beautiful single species baskets. These hanging baskets are gorgeous. The plants have to be extra special and these baskets of Fiesta double impatiens don’t disappoint. Just look at the abundance of rose-like flowers. The colors pink ruffles, purple, salsa red, and apple blossom are really vivid. Fiesta double impatiens don’t need deadheading or pruning to keep them looking good. Because these are impatiens place in a spot receiving morning sun and afternoon shade. For the full sun try a hanging basket with double wave petunias. The flowers have pretty, frilly petals and colors include misty lilac, lavender, rose, purple, white, and pink. Double wave petunias will spread up to 24 inches making a colorful impact. But the plant that was my favorite from 2010 is the supertunia Pretty Much Picasso. I really like the unique violet flowers trimmed with lime green. With a mature spread of up to 36 inches, this supertunia really fills out these basketsTo keep the flower production of all these hanging baskets at their peak, add a couple of tablespoons of low release fertilizer at the beginning of the season and apply water soluble fertilizer in the normal watering every two weeks. These hanging baskets prove that keeping it simple is an easy way to add color to any garden or landscape. I’m Gary Bachman for Southern Gardening.