Yesterday, I was able to pick up some fuchsia starts for a flower basket. When I got home and was ready to move them into the basket, I realized that I tossed all but one of the natural linings last year. The one I did have was already spoken for with other flowers.

I started to think about what I could use to line the wire basket to prevent the soil from falling out and to help retain some of the water so it doesn’t just run right through.

Wool came to mind. Wool has been used for many things: insulation, batting for quilts, stuffing for toys, spinning yarn, so why not line a flower basket with it? And I did!

I tried some of the “unknown long wool”! It was a success! I have many wire baskets for holding flowers in the spring and summer… I think they all will get wooly linings.

It’s a win for the birds, the flowers, and my wool stash! The circle of wool life. Life with wool.

Wool on!