One of my favorite things about living in the Pacific Northwest is the moss. Weird, I know. So when I was asked to do a Mother’s Day segment on New Day Northwest I was reminded of a moss lined hanging basket I saw earlier this year at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show. The vendor was charging $99. I made mine for a fraction of that {under $10!}.
Luckily we have about as much moss as one could ever want growing in our backyard, so putting together a few moss lined hanging baskets was a snap.
Supplies
- Chicken Wire {Home Depot sells it}
- Wire Cutters
- Garden Gloves
- Moss
- Potting Soil
- Flowers
- Pattern Piece {Draw out a large circle, make an X in the center and cut it in to 4 pieces}
Directions
Put on a pair of thick garden gloves. Place your 1/4 circle pattern piece on top of the chicken wire and cut along the edges {give yourself about an 1″ allowance}.
** Notice how I left the edges squared off? If you do that you will have a little extra wire to work with. You don’t have to do it but I find that shaping the basket is a little easier when I do. Fold chicken wire into a cone shape.
Tuck the pointy bits of wire over one another to create a cone shape.
Stuff wire cage about 2/3rd full with moss.
Add a wee bit of potting soil to the center and then tuck small bedding plants {alyssum and lobelia work great} out of a few of the chicken wire combs.
Add a larger, more showy flower to the top {geranium, gerber daisy, etc} and viola!
An inexpensive but awesome looking masterpiece!
Now, how easy was that?
~Mavis
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Lisa says
Love it!
Jessica S. says
I second that. I love this! So pretty!
Christine S says
We saw some cone shaped baskets at the garden center yesterday and loved them but didn’t want to pay $60 for one! We were looking for some to fill ourselves but haven’t had much luck. This looks like a fantastic alternative and since we love DIY this is gonna be great fun to make some! Thanks for the tips on how! Love your site!