Gardening Garden Design Garden Projects 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. By Jenny Krane Jenny Krane Jenny Krane is a former contributing writer for the garden section of BHG.com. She graduated from Drake University in 2017 with a Bachelor's in Magazine Journalism and English. She is the Creative & Production Director for the fine art publication, Art of the West. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Updated on June 17, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Adam Albright Project Overview Working Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes Skill Level: Kid-friendly Display gorgeous orchids in a mod metal planter filled with soft moss and groundcover. This arrangement uses chartreuse sedum and Spanish moss for high-contrast against colorful orchid blooms. With the right materials, this project is super simple and ends up looking sleek. What You'll Need Equipment / Tools 1 Container for soaking moss Materials 1 Sphere planter 1 Spanish moss 1 Orchids 1 Sphagnum moss 1 Potting soil 1 Groundcover sedum; we used 'Angelica' sedum Instructions Fill Bottom With Moss Fill bottom of planter with Spanish moss, pressing the moss to the sides and leaving a hole in the center. This will result in a bowl-like shape. Related: How to Care for Orchids Soak and Place Sphagnum Moss Soak sphagnum moss well in a container for at least 30 seconds. Then, slightly wring out excess water and put the wet sphagnum moss in the center of the Spanish moss. Tuck In Orchids Leaving orchids in their nursery pots, tuck them within the sphagnum moss so they are held in place and covered with it. Add Soil Add a 1 inch layer of potting soil on top of the sphagnum moss. Plant Sedum Plant sedum in the top layer of soil, arranging it around the orchids. Try to cover as much of the exposed dirt with the sedum plants to create a dense groundcover. Related: 10 Tough Groundcovers That Can Solve Your Worst Landscaping Problems