CHAPTER Y 



HANGING BASKETS AND PORCH BOXES 



The compost for the hanging basket must be made so 

 that it will retain moisture. This may be done by 

 mixing about equal parts of leaf mold and garden loam. 

 Place moss or some coarse material in the bottom of the 

 basket. If it is to be used 

 out of doors, hang in a 

 light place, but do not ex- 

 pose it to the direct rays 

 of the sun except during 

 a few hours in the morning 

 or late in the afternoon ; 

 keep it in a protected 

 place where it will not be 

 exposed to drying winds. 

 Give indoor baskets the 

 same attention given to 

 ordinary potted plants. 



The following plants are well adapted to either porch 

 boxes or baskets : plants of drooping habit variegated 

 periwinkle, English ivy, maurandia, Asparagus sprengeri, 

 German ivy, trailing fuchsia, wandering Jew, and oxalis ; 

 erect-growing plants sweet alyssum, petunias, begonias, 

 pansies, and many different varieties of geranium. 



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FIG. 21. A Porch Box containing 

 Petunias and California Poppies 



