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Rogers Garden's English Basket Gardens
By Chris Nichols
If you have been to Roger's Gardens, then you have seen our
English Basket Gardens (EBG) that our talented floral design
team create daily for your enjoyment. These signature living
floral arrangements are a long lasting alternative to fresh cut
flowers. They make terrific gifts for any occasion and are
available year round. Our EBG's can last for weeks or even
months with a little maintenance and loving care.
Some of our English Basket Gardens include Azaleas, Hydrangeas,
Cyclamen, Ivy, Palms, and Ferns. Rogers also carries an
extensive line of Orchid EBG's, some in house varieties include
Phaelenopsis, Oncidium, Ondontglossom, Colmanara, Brassia, and
others. Our designs change seasonally with different varieties
of blooming and green plants, all artfully arranged with maximum
splashes of color and fragrance.
We often use earthy terra cotta pots, woodland baskets, or rusty
urns for our designs. We accent them with opulent ribbon and
tree branches, like birch or willow; all made fresh and ready
for delivery or pick-up daily.
Our design staff takes careful steps to insure every EBG will
live and flourish for a period of weeks. Here are some tips to
stretch the longevity of an English Basket Garden even longer:
- Watering is the most important and often misunderstood task
in caring for indoor planters. When we design an EBG, we line
the container with a heavy plastic coated foil. This foil helps
keep water in the container, not on your table. It allows for
maximum space for soil and plants. However, there is no drainage
for the plants in the basket and this can lead to over-watering.
To help with this issue we sometimes put a layer of pea gravel
in the bottom of the
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basket. Remember, live plants will wilt from standing in too much water just
as easily as from having little or no water. A happy balance can be reached
quickly once you get to know the best growing conditions in your own house.
Also, when an EBG is planted with blooming plants, they are meant to last for
a few weeks only indoors, so they may need to be replaced seasonally. Transplant
your older blooming plants to outdoor climates and watch them bloom again with
proper sunlight and growing conditions.
- Indoor climates can lead to drying of the topsoil
in a planted basket. Our design solution is to use a very thick,
green layer of moss, called Mood Moss. Another variety is
Sphagnum Moss. They help retain moisture to the topsoil and are
very decorative for our purposes. They should be removed when
watering an EBG, because they react like a sponge, soaking up
moisture and water from the topsoil. Mosses are living
organisms, so we recommend soaking or misting it away from the
EBG at least once a week to maintain the rich green color.
EBG's are meant to be watered anywhere from once a week, to
every 2 days, depending on the variety of plants used. Be sure
to request written care instructions for a particular type of
blooming or green plant. Our English Basket Garden Collection
has several different styles available at rogersgardens.com. We
invite you to browse them online today by clicking here
or call our toll free number (1.877.476.4377) for other styles.
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