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Here’s how to make hanging baskets out of throwaway junk Kitchen colanders, old wellies and woolly jumpers can help create beautiful hanging baskets, says gardening expert Chris Collins. From milk cartons to baked beans tins, colanders to old pullovers, green fingered growers at Garden Organic are encouraging gardeners to get creative with their hanging baskets to help protect the planet and their purses. With more of us taking up gardening during the pandemic, the horticultural charity is expecting a big uplift in the popularity of hanging baskets ahead of the summer. But if you don’t already have a regular basket to reuse, before visiting the garden centre check what you might have lying around at home that could be transformed into a sustainable container.
A B OV E A pink wellie with flowers in it hanging off a gate | Alamy/PA
RIGHT Colourful cans adapted into planters | Alamy/PA
FA R R I G H T Sedum growing in a metal colander | Alamy/PA
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