How to Make Your Own Flower Basket Using Moss

I ended up with a couple of extra flowers after I had planted all of my pots this year, so I decided to make up a couple of baskets using moss and the flower left-overs.  Seeing how moss is pretty darn plentiful in these parts, it makes a fantastic {and free!} addition to flower baskets.  It adds a ton of green, is a filler for when you don’t want to buy a ton of extra plants, and helps the pot retain moisture.

I’ve done these baskets for a couple of years now, so rather than re-invent the how-to wheel, I thought I would just share a previous tutorial, in case you want to throw together a basket of your own:

First grab a few containers.

If you don’t have moss in your backyard, you can purchase fresh moss from a flower shop or bags of dried moss from home improvement or craft stores.

When I’m using moss, I like to use pots or baskets that have a few openings {or in this case many} so the moss will seep out and add a cool textured look when it’s all put together.

Gently line the baskets with moss. Make sure your moss goes over the edges of the container a bit, that way after you are done placing all your flowers in the container, you can fold the moss back  in to the pot a bit for a cool look.

Wrestle your garden tools from your helper, and find a few plants.

Choose some flowers, dig up some bulbs, {you could even use ground cover from your beds}.

The tiny pink primroses, violas and hot pink ranunculus flowers came from The Home Depot.

I always like to set the bulbs in the center of the container. For this basket I am using tulips and daffodils.  {**Update:  I originally posted this in spring, so I had plenty of bulbs to use, but this year, I used all left-over flowers that I had purchased and the baskets turned out great}.

Once the bulbs are set in the basket, fill in the rest of the space with your other flowers. When you are finished, fold the moss back into the basket for a bit of a more natural look.

 

Here is what the flower basket looked like 1 month later.

And there you have it. How to create a spring flower basket using moss.

Now go forth and plant!

~Mavis

Looking for more container gardening ideas? Check out Easy Container Gardens by Pamerla Crawford. It’s a great book!