![Container Gardening - Metal Basket, Spaghnum Moss and Coconut Coir](https://wildfloweryard.com/wp-content/uploads/9364-container-gardening-moss-coconut-coir-basket.jpg)
![Container Gardening - Coconut Coir and Spaghnum Moss](https://wildfloweryard.com/wp-content/uploads/0454-container-gardening-basket-coconut-coir-moss.jpg)
![Container Gardening in Metal Basket with Heuchera, Rabbit Foot's Fern and Neanthebella Palm](https://wildfloweryard.com/wp-content/uploads/8743-container-gardening-metal-basket-fern-heuchera-660x471.jpg)
Container Gardening – Metal Basket
Go ahead and take me to a craft store. But I’m just looking at everything thinking about what I can use for plants. This metal basket caught my eye and I immediately pictured it in my shade garden with moss. Though since I live in a hot and dry region, baskets must be well insulated to do well.
Supplies
- Basket Bucket
- Potting Soil
- Coconut Coir
- Spaghnum Moss (a little goes a long way; I used maybe 1/8 of a 7L bag)
- Optional: plant stand (this one is from RiteAid)
Below I’ve included the tags for the plants I selected but they are just examples. I like to pick plants of varying colors and heights for interest.
Photo Instructions
![Container Gardening - Metal Basket, Spaghnum Moss and Coconut Coir](https://wildfloweryard.com/wp-content/uploads/9364-container-gardening-moss-coconut-coir-basket.jpg)
![Container Gardening - Heuchera, Rabbit's Foot Fern and Neanthebella Palm](https://wildfloweryard.com/wp-content/uploads/7006-container-gardening-plant-tags.jpg)
![Container Gardening - Soaking Spaghnum Moss](https://wildfloweryard.com/wp-content/uploads/3690-container-gardening-soak-spaghnum-moss.jpg)
![Container Gardening - Metal Basket drilling drainage hole](https://wildfloweryard.com/wp-content/uploads/4986-container-gardening-drilling-hole.jpg)
![Container Gardening - Metal Basket with screen over hole](https://wildfloweryard.com/wp-content/uploads/8569-container-gardening-screen-over-hole.jpg)
![Container Gardening - Metal Basket and Coconut Coir](https://wildfloweryard.com/wp-content/uploads/3854-container-gardening-basket-coconut-coir.jpg)
![Container Gardening - Coconut Coir and Potting Soil](https://wildfloweryard.com/wp-content/uploads/3529-container-gardening-basket-coconut-coir-potting-soil.jpg)
![Container Gardening - Coconut Coir and Spaghnum Moss](https://wildfloweryard.com/wp-content/uploads/0454-container-gardening-basket-coconut-coir-moss.jpg)
![Container Gardening - Coconut Coir, Moss and Potting Soil](https://wildfloweryard.com/wp-content/uploads/0688-container-gardening-metal-basket-potting-soil.jpg)
![Container Gardening in Metal Basket with Heuchera, Rabbit Foot's Fern and Neanthebella Palm](https://wildfloweryard.com/wp-content/uploads/8763-container-gardening-metal-basket-fern-heuchera-sq.jpg)
![Container Gardening in Metal Basket with Heuchera, Rabbit Foot's Fern and Neanthebella Palm](https://wildfloweryard.com/wp-content/uploads/8748-container-gardening-metal-basket-top-view.jpg)
Drilling Containers
*If you drill a container, always be sure to wear protective glasses. Also, drilling metal can leave a messy hole. We use a screw driver to push the jagged edge into the inside of the basket.
Besides metal baskets, I love to repurpose containers, including ceramics. Drilling ceramics requires a diamond drill tip. They are relatively inexpensive and available at most hardware stores.