Thank you Renee! Yes, except for the photo at the parade with the car...a commercial greenhouse did that one for the town.
This is how my fetish for petunias became. All the baskets I had done in early years really were dogs. Every year my family would go to watch a parade in the small town that I grew up (near), I was raised on a farm. Anyways, I made it a mission to figure out how to create these big displays for my garden.
By importance:
1. Plant variety
2. Size of pot to pot into
3. Number of plants per basket
4. Fertilizer (slow release and bloom booster) and water frequently. The bigger the pot, the less maintenance
4. strong sturdy bracket and location
Oh and I do not deadhead..no time.
Thanks a bunch!!