How to Make a Moss Hanging Basket

This rustic sphagnum moss hanging basket tutorial is easy to make. All you need is the moss, some soil, and a few plants to achieve the look. 

Today I'm sharing this rustic sphagnum moss hanging basket project.

When I was pregnant with my first child, we moved into a house right next door to my older sister. Her home was on 5 acres of land with tons of beautiful plants and trees.

Our property was just under 1 acre, with many mature trees including pear, crab apple, lilac bushes, and more. This is really the first place I practiced gardening in full as an adult and I have loved it ever since.

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How to Make a Moss Hanging Basket

One of the fun garden projects my sister introduced me to was making baskets from sphagnum moss.

Today you can easily find baskets with husk liners and even some with moss, which was unheard of back then. However, I think the sphagnum moss gives a cool textured look and gives a bit of a more natural look to your planter.

First, you have to soak the moss in water for about 5 minutes.

Next, grab handfuls of the moss and squeeze out the water, and line the basket.

Then poke holes around the sides of the basket and insert your plants adding potting soil around the roots to secure them in place.

Add some additional plants on the top center of the basket and fill in with potting soil. Water well and hang.

Note: If you live in a very warm climate or have unseasonably hot weather this one will dry out quickly. Spray it with a hose or fill up a large tub and sink the entire basket in the water.

To keep the flowers blooming feed them with half strength all-purpose fertilizer every week.

The area where this hanging basket is going to be is on a front porch so it will get full sun with some shade from the house. I chose trailing verbena and trailing ivy geranium for the top and sweet alyssum and impatiens for the sides.

It's quick and easy and I love the rustic charm it gives. You can also make a similar hanging herb garden with sphagnum moss. Or this moss globe flower planter.

As the plants grow and fill in feel free to trim them to keep the planter looking nice and tidy. This particular basket is earmarked for the baby I delivered in that house. She is also a plant lover so this was a great gift to create for her.