The colour combination of the trailing orange-red begonia flowers and purple-blue campanula creates a fiery hanging basket display, perfect for making a dramatic statement in a sunny corner.

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Find out how to recreate the look, below.

You Will Need

  • Begonia 'Inferno' plants (6)
  • Campanula poscharskyana (3)
  • Slow-release fertiliser
  • Water-retaining granules
  • Hanging basket and liner
  • Multi-purpose, peat-free compost

Step 1

Cutting planting holes into the hanging basket
Cutting planting holes into the hanging basket

First cut planting holes in your coir liner, then place a couple of layers of plastic, from an old compost bag, in the base of the hanging basket. Add compost, slow-release fertiliser and water-retaining gell and mix in with your hands.

Step 2

Planting the begonia
Planting the begonia
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Feed the campanula plants through the planting holes you've made in the coir, and add a layer of compost. Then plant the begonias in the top of the basket, filling around them with compost and firming well.

Kevin Smith says...

Water this hanging basket every day – twice in very hot weather. Baskets need a lot of water to really thrive and the compost should never be allowed to dry out. Water gently so the liquid doesn’t run off the surface of the compost.
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