Have you ever caught yourself staring at an assortment of lush flowering plants in hanging baskets and wishing you had them in your empty planters at home? Well, you can usher in the joy of spring or simply enliven the atmosphere in your house (whatever the season) by using hanging baskets filled with lively blooms to fill available plant boxes, as shown on TikTok by content creator @olivebranchcottage. All you need is a planter, like this one for $50 from Target, an empty flower pot, scissors (optional), and your favorite flowering plants in hanging baskets. You can also opt for greenery, such as this Boston fern from Lowe’s for $30.
Calling it a “Lazy Girl’s Guide” to planting flowers for spring, @olivebranchcottage proceeds to describe the simple process (or handy hack if you will) that can instantly transform an empty planter into a stunning flower display. Now, this hack is nothing short of brilliant as you can use it to brighten up or transform just about any spot at home, whether it be the living room, dining area, kitchen, or even your deck, patio, or any section of your outdoor entertaining area. It can also come in handy if you have guests coming over, and you want to impress them with your horticultural and design skills.
Get the look you want with flowers in hanging plant baskets
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Ready to give this TikTok hack a try? Before proceeding, you need to make sure that your planter can easily accommodate the hanging plant basket filled with blooms.
With the planter ready, put an empty flower pot upside down at the center to serve as the elevated base of the hanging plant basket. Next, place the hanging plant basket of blooms on top of the inverted flower pot, making sure that no part of the hanging plant basket is visible to onlookers. Depending on the style of the hanging plant basket, you may need to use a pair of scissors to cut the hangers or hanging mechanism so none of it shows, or you may simply unfasten the hooks of the hanger from the plant basket and put it away for future use. And voila! You now have a beautifully lush blooming plant infusing life into what would otherwise be a dull, empty corner or section of your home. You can do this for both your indoor and outdoor spaces.
Of course, when you finally have time to actually do some repotting so you can put some of your favorite plants in their dedicated planters, you may do so. For the time being, these instant flowering plants are all you need to achieve stunningly beautiful displays at home.
