Hardy Autumnal Hanging Basket Collection
Hanging baskets don't have to be just for summer. As traditional summer bedding begins to fade, The Hardy Autumnal Hanging Basket Collection offers a completely different way to keep baskets, pots and containers looking beautiful — using six hardy perennial plants chosen for their trailing habits, contrasting foliage and ability to create interest well beyond the summer months. Rather than bright summer bedding, this collection is all about texture, evergreen foliage and subtle seasonal colour. Trailing Rosemary provides structure and wonderfully aromatic stems that cascade over the sides of a basket, while Foxley Thyme brings attractive cream-and-green variegated foliage. Woolly Thyme adds something completely different, forming soft, silvery mats that tumble beautifully over the edges. Variegated Lemon Thyme and Thyme Tabor continue the thyme theme, creating low-growing, spreading foliage that will gradually knit together and spill over the basket. When flowering, the thymes also provide a valuable source of nectar for visiting bees and other pollinating insects. Then there's Alpine Strawberry — a wonderfully productive addition that introduces fresh green foliage, delicate white flowers and, in season, small intensely flavoured strawberries. It turns an ornamental hanging basket into something you can pick from as well as admire. Together, the six plants create a basket that feels perfectly suited to the changing season: green, silvery, aromatic and wonderfully natural. As the plants establish, their different growing habits begin to intermingle, creating the relaxed, overflowing appearance that makes herb-filled hanging baskets so attractive. Perfect for refreshing tired summer baskets, planting containers beside the kitchen door or simply extending interest around patios and entrances, this collection proves that hanging baskets can be every bit as beautiful when autumn arrives. And unlike traditional seasonal bedding, these are hardy perennial plants. With suitable growing conditions and care, they can continue beyond a single season, developing and returning to provide interest for years to come. This collection includes: Alpine Strawberry – A compact strawberry producing delicate white flowers followed by small, intensely flavoured fruits. Its neat habit makes it wonderfully suited to containers and baskets. Foxley Thyme – A particularly attractive thyme with cream-and-green variegated foliage, bringing brightness and contrast to autumn planting. Woolly Thyme – Soft, silvery and wonderfully tactile, this low-growing thyme spreads into a beautiful carpet and looks superb cascading over the edge of a basket. Trailing Rosemary – Aromatic evergreen foliage on naturally arching stems that tumble beautifully over the sides of containers, while also providing fresh rosemary for the kitchen. Variegated Lemon Thyme – Gorgeous, evergreen, green/gold foliage that looks stunning throughout the year. Thyme Tabor – An aromatic, spreading thyme that combines attractive foliage with culinary usefulness, helping to create that wonderfully full, overflowing appearance. Six hardy plants. Beautiful trailing foliage. One hanging basket designed to take you from autumn and beyond. *We update the plants featured within this collection each week based on stock levels. This collection was last updated on 14/08/2026. How big are the plants? All herbs are supplied in 9cm pots. They will be freshly picked for your order. The condition of the plants is our primary concern when fulfilling your order. The foliage will differ in size throughout the season and may be clipped prior to dispatch. The herbs are not soft grown and have spent time in unheated conditions. They are a product designed not just to last a few days but to be grown on by yourselves and supply flavour for months to come. Delivery Information