How to Make a Hanging Orchid Planter

Use a streamlined sphere planter to create a dynamic hanging basket for orchids.

This easy project can be done in under an hour.

Display gorgeous orchids in a mod metal planter filled with soft moss and groundcover.

Morchid hanger

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This arrangement uses chartreusesedumand Spanish moss for high-contrast against colorfulorchidblooms.

With the right materials, this project is super simple and ends up looking sleek.

This will result in a bowl-like shape.

adding Spanish moss to sphere planter

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Soak and Place Sphagnum Moss

Soak sphagnum moss well in a container for at least 30 seconds.

Add a 1 inch layer of potting soil on top of the sphagnum moss.

Plantsedumin the top layer of soil, arranging it around the orchids.

adding the wet sphagnum moss with container of soaking moss nearby

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tucking in orchids in the moss

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adding soil layer on top of the sphagnum moss in the planter

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planting sedum in soil around the orchid

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