Garden ideas for making your own – planting flowers in the basket

Here are quick and easy ideas for refreshing your garden, including a simple way to plant flowers in baskets that can hang on the balcony or in the garden.

Garden Ideas: Hanging Flower Baskets on the Wall

The first of these ideas for your garden is especially useful for small outdoor areas. If you live in an apartment, you can still fill a balcony with flowers by building a vertical garden. You will need three large rectangular woven baskets, potting soil, rope, and plants. You can also add vegetables or herbs if you are short on space. Choose the flowers and plants in advance, and keep the weight of the baskets manageable. Measure the distance between the baskets before hanging them on the wall so every plant has enough room to grow. Then tie the baskets securely with rope and hang them, as shown in the photos below.

Garden Ideas: Combine Balcony Flowers

Which flowers are best for basket planting? Traditional balcony flowers all work well, but the right choice depends on whether your balcony or terrace faces north or south. Geraniums, petunias, and hussar buttons are ideal for sunny balconies, while busy Lizzies tolerate shade on north-facing balconies. You can also combine herbs and flowers; many garden centers sell ready-made mixes. We offer the following photos as a source of inspiration for basket-garden ideas and for ways to make a garden feel more colorful.

Herbs on the balcony

Garden with flowers and herbs

Garden Ideas on a Budget

Make the Planter Yourself

DIY Planters

Evergreen Plants, Violets, and Herbs for the Balcony

The final result

Ivy on the Balcony

Planting strawberries in an old bag

Balcony Flowers in Cloth Bags

Upcycling ideas

Jars with purple flowers

Beautiful Flowers in a Funnel

Flowers on the porch

Flowers in the basket at the door

Violets – Fragrant Spring Flowers

Hanging basket in the garden