How to Make a Beautiful Moss Basket

Materials

14 inch wire basket framewire hangerSunshine potting soil or MySoil1/2 bag or moss2 tbsp fish meal2 tbsp 14-14-14 Osmocoteslow release fertilizer

Plants for a Sunny basket

1 Geranium (Zonal) for the top3 trailers for the top3 fillers for the top24 plants (trailers & fillers) for the sides(We can show you what we use)

Plants for a Shady Basket

1 Tuberous Begonia for the top3 trailers for the top3 fillers for the top24 plants (trailers & fillers) for the sides.(We can show you what we use)

Method

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Wow! That's the comment most people make when they first see blooming Osteospermums (or Osteos as we like to call them). They really do make a stunning display of colourful daisy shaped blooms so prolific you can hardly see the foliage.

Osteos bloom from spring to frost and though they are thought of as annuals, they sometimes winter over when they are planted in sheltered locations; such as under the eaves of a west facing wall.

They come in a full range of colours including white, cream, yellow, peach, pink, mauve, purple and orange. Whew! So, what else can I tell you.? Oh yes, the deer don't really like them (Yippee!).

They like hot sunny locations and are best in large containers or in the ground because they grow to about 14" in height. They also look great in window boxes and paired up with other Proven Winners such as the creeping verbenas.

One of our customers has planted her window boxes, for the last few years, with Orange Osteos and "Tapien Blue Violet" Verbena which makes a stunning combination.

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Bedding Plants

Petunia 'Black Velvet' 

Brand new and velvety black;this petunia is going to get your creative side excited!What will you combine it with? Tiny white flowers of bacopa or 'Diamond Frost' Euphorbia, shimmery pink Osteospermum, or dramatic chartreuse potato vine? It's the little black dress of petunias. Goes with everything and adds drama to all occasions.

Roses

Colorific  

Very large flowers of peach, coral and salmon tintedwith scarlet and burgundy edges make each flower interestingand uniquely beautiful. Strong long stems with a light fragrance make it a lovely cutting rose also.

  

Dick Clark  

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