No matter how small your garden, there’s always room for hanging baskets. There’s nothing quite as captivating in a garden as seeing a full, cascading hanging basket, overflowing with colour as the flowers catch the sun. Keep reading to discover our top 10 favourite hanging basket plants for summer.

Begonias

A native to South and Central America, Africa and South Asia, Begonias are a flowering plant with around 1500 species. Since cultivation of these plants doesn’t require too much effort, they have become increasingly popular amongst gardeners. Their flowers are often showy with either vibrant coloured single or double blooms, which make for the best hanging basket plants.

Million Bells

Million Bells are a dazzling little plant that features hundreds of small, bell-like flowers that resemble mini Petunias and are a must-have in the garden. Their versatile, trailing-like habit make them perfect for hanging baskets or even containers and ground cover.

Lobelia

This summertime bloomer is an easy-to-grow, carefree plant. Lobelia is an attractive annual which produces a variety of long flowering blooms in a range of vibrant, beautiful colours from pinks, reds to cool blues, which make spectacular additions to hanging baskets.

Verbena

Long lasting blooms that perform even through the hottest days of summer. The Verbena is a drought resistant plant produces exquisite showy flower heads that appear in tight clusters of brightly coloured flowers along with vivid green foliage.

Petunias

Bright, bold and bursting with life, these excellent plants are a top choice for making the best hanging baskets. Native to South America, the Petunia is an ornamental plant with showy trumpet-shaped flowers. Available in a variety of colours and shapes, you are guaranteed to find the perfect fit for your garden display.

Trailing Begonias

If you want an impressive big basket display, trailing Begonias are the way forward. Trailing begonias produce a profuse amount of delicate flowers with large outer petals and a tufted truffle centre. Their beautiful vibrant flowers are perfect for creating a flowing carpet of colour in your hanging baskets.

Fuchsias

The cascading varieties of Fuchsias have become immensely popular as they showcase beautiful, pendant-shaped flowers. They are easy to maintain and high-performing, so will create an avalanche of colour in your hanging baskets this summer.

Geraniums

Beautiful Geraniums gently cascading over the side of summer baskets and planters are a marvellous sight. With their bright green foliage, vibrant colours and tumbling habit, they are the best hanging basket plant.

Bacopa

A range filled with beautiful cascading dainty flowers; Bacopa is an ideal hanging basket addition for the summer due to their heat and drought resistant habit. Their beautiful soft pastel shades on their clustered blooms are the perfect free flowering staple for any basket display.

Bidens

Native to Mexico, Bidens bare an abundance of flowers and are a superb addition to hanging baskets. They create a display of rich, lavish colour, which are certain to dazzle in the sunshine this summer.