Those who live in Red Wing, the surrounding area, or who have traveled through our city have seen the beautiful, flowering baskets hanging from the light poles. From 1990, the very first year they were hung, we had hundreds of inquiries as to "where can I get one of those?" Sargent's Nursery does participate in the growing of these famous city baskets and also offers a version of them to our customers. Baskets available to the customer use the same plants as are in the city baskets, but are put in a 14" basket, instead of a 16". This way, they are not too heavy to hang on the brackets available to the general public. We now produce over 800 flowering baskets for our customers yearly. To purchase a Sargent's Nursery moss basket, stop by in early May to assure you get one. They do sell quickly.
Basket Care
Since there are so many plants in your basket, water and fertilizer will be used up quickly. In the heat of the summer your basket will need watering every day, maybe twice a day. Fertilize with every watering. Thoroughly drench the basket each time you water, soak it so that water pours out the bottom.
DO NOT count on the rain to water your basket. With the right location and the right watering habits you should produce a beautiful flowering moss basket. GOOD LUCK!!
Moss Basket Kit Download Planting Guide --PDF--
Sargent's offers a moss basket kit for those who would like to plant up a basket of your own, the kit contains all of the supplies you will need, except the flowers. Each kit has a wire basket, a package of potting soil, a container of fertilizer, the moss liner and an instructional sheet that gives you step-by-step directions on constructing your basket. All that is left is to pick out the flowers you want, take it all home and plant it up.
To order a kit give Trisha a call at (651)388-3847
