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Summary: A deep base of soil should be added to plant gift baskets. Learn more about adding soil to plant gift baskets with tips from a florist in this free gift basket video.
Susan Paxton is the owner and operator of the Hurricane Flower Market in Hurricane, Utah. She has spent many years doing various crafts and flower arranging. She enjoys making...read more
"Today we're building a plant basket out of live plants. We've chosen our basket. We've got the liner in it. We've chosen our plants and the arrangement that we want to make. Our first step is to put a base of soil in the bottom of the basket. Scoop some soil in there. This deep of a basket the plants will just love because we can put a nice thick base of soil for them to dig their roots into. So we're going to put about three inches of soil in the bottom. Let's add a little bit more soil. There we go."
eHow Article: Adding Soil to Plant Gift Baskets
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