Are you looking for some easy ways to get your garden looking good in autumn? This guide to the best fall plants and fall flowers for pots is packed with autumn plant inspiration.
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Tradescantia or wandering jude or dude, whatever you call it, it can become a perfect trailing plant for hanging baskets! Its leaves feature stripes and hues of silver, green, and purple on both sides. And what better way to showcase its dainty, multicolored foliage than to let it cascade in full glory?
Also called the Wandering Dude, it produces blooms in pink, white, purple, and blue. But this appealing houseplant is cherished more for the flourish and fountainous flair of its foliage, making it perfect for hanging baskets!
This cascading vine comes alive when it has room to flow and roam but doesn’t necessarily take up floor space. Especially for those with crowded homes, you can quickly spruce up a boring corner with this picturesque houseplant dangling down from a basket while strutting its best foliage for everyone to admire.
An easy-to-grow creeper, the wandering dude doesn’t need much care—just air circulation and indirect light. And what better way to let it breathe than suspending it from a basket? And the best part is you can display it this way both indoors and outdoors.
When selecting a hanging basket for Tradescantia, there are only a few things to remember. Ensure that there is sufficient room to grow because it’s a fast-growing plant, air to flow, but the spot is not very windy, and that the baskets are firm and hangers are strong.
Go with a wire basket with a coco liner that allows proper airflow. Also, the coco liner will retain moisture easily. And you can begin with an 8-10 inch basket, so there is ample room for its roots to spread without becoming fragile or cumbersome to hang.
If you are someone who likes to experiment with textures and colors, this is the plant for you. For a bohemian vibe, you can hang
Are you looking for some easy ways to get your garden looking good in autumn? This guide to the best fall plants and fall flowers for pots is packed with autumn plant inspiration.
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Also called the inch plant, Tradescantia is a fast-growing creeper with pretty purple, pink, green, and silver foliage, depending more on the variety.
Climbing plants don’t always need a big pot of soil to thrive – if you have limited space, these specimens will be more than happy to grow in small vases/glasses/bowls of water.
Has this ever happened to you? You purchase a gorgeous hanging basket overflowing with colorful blooms in late May, only to find that come midsummer it’s looking a bit... droopy and sad, with far too many leaves and not enough flowers? There are many reasons why a hanging basket might not be performing as well as it did earlier in the season, as they have several needs that should be met on a consistent basis. Typically, hanging baskets are made up of annuals or tender perennials. In the confines of such small containers as hanging baskets, these plants are much more demanding than they would be in a larger container or in the ground. But never fear: as long as you provide them with the right amount of sunlight, water, fertilizer, and pruning in the form of deadheading and pinching, you have the greatest chance possible to keep your basket a blooming powerhouse until the first frost. But first, you have to start with the most ideal plant material possible.
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Movies and TV shows have inspired interior design choices for a long time. Who doesn’t want their home to look like a Nancy Meyers film come to life? Wes Anderson’s playful and colorful film sets have inspired people to bring that iconic, quirky look home. And I’m sure purple living rooms have become more commonplace thanks to Friends.
This Sears-Roebuck-era bungalow in Huntington Beach had been well-loved for over 15 years by its owners. The high-school sweetheart owners had frequented the beach for many years, even calling it “their place.” And after earning success later in life, they achieved their dream of buying a home in their special spot. Many memories were made there with family and friends over weekends and summer months.
Coffee wakes you up in the morning and might do the same for your plants! Well, not in the same way, but this quick homemade fertilizer does wonders and is the best way to put coffee dregs to good use!
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