muffin wrote: it said use a basket (like a clothes one with holes) line it with burlap,, &
plant the lily... it said it would give more 'air' to the roots & soil, so
you wouldn't get that yucky black smelly planting mix..
wellllllllllll.
seemed good idea.

It is a good idea, imo, ime, BUT, burlap rots, better is to use weed cloth
fabric. The cheap kind without root grow inhibitors. Line your basket, fill
with soil & plant. Make strips of the fabric, lay on top of the soil and
top with large river rock. Doing this keeps the soil in place when taking
plant in and out. I do plant many marginals just in rocks in baskets, but
if I want blooms I use my sandy soil.

As far as cleaning it up, I'm with Ingrid, only I'd use my shop vac over a
shovel. ;o) ~ jan

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