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Hanging flowers add a pop of color to your property. And they aren’t just for spring and summer: There are a few plants that thrive in colder temperatures and can keep your garden lush even in the winter. Cincinnati’s Northgate Greenhouses offers a step-by-step guide on how to plant winter hanging flower baskets.

To plant hanging flower baskets in winter, start the process at the right time with the correct materials to ensure they are alive and green all season. Just follow these steps.

How to Plant a Winter Hanging Flower Basket

1. Plan Ahead

Begin planning your winter hanging flowers in the early autumn before the temperatures get too cold. Make sure your plants and flowers are set well before the first frost to guarantee the colors last until the early spring.

2. Gather Materials

In addition to your gardening tools like scissors and a watering can, you will need a hanging basket, liner, plastic bag, a wide pot, small pot, newspaper (for ivy), and potting soil.

3. Choose Flowers

hanging flowersDecide which winter flowers you want. These might winter violas and pansies, ivy, cyclamen, hardy primroses, and others that love the colder weather. Choose bright colors like whites, yellows, and reds. Since the days are shorter in the winter, these vibrant hues will show up no matter what.

4. Set Up

Place the basket on a wide pot, and add the liner. The addition of the plastic bag layer over the liner will act as a reservoir. If you’re using ivy in your design, cut out crosses around the liner’s sides, wrap the ivy’s roots with the paper, and weave the ivy through the holes you created. Finally, add potting soil to the bottom.

5. Add Flowers

Fill in the rest of your plants and flowers, packing them in with potting soil. Add the small pot to the center of your design. It will act as a water reservoir and help you figure out where to direct your watering can to ensure the hanging flowers receive sufficient nutrients.

6. Begin Care

The reservoir, coupled with hardy, winter blooms that are resistant to frost, ensures your hanging flowers will survive without much care. Often, these flowers do well on their own, needing little interference to thrive. Regular watering is usually enough, but you must avoid getting the leaves and flowers wet since the cold temperatures will freeze and damage the blooms.

Northgate Greenhouses is the Cincinnati area’s top destination for perennials, annuals, and hanging flowers and plants of the highest quality. Open year round, Bob and Kathie Hogeback have offered three acres of greenhouses for 12 years and are the winners of numerous awards. To learn more about their seasonal flowers, herbs, vegetables, and other garden necessities, call (513) 729-1134, or visit them online.

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