Hi.
I need sugestions for hanging basket and window box plants. Both the baskets and boxes don't get direct sun, or if they do it's not for very long. What should I grow? I like trailing flowers like nastursums, but I know they need more light. Any sugestions?
Thanks in advance!
-Bada

Shade tolerant plants, they can be quite attractive!

Impatience
Some petunias can take low sunlight
ivy
Good reading here:

http://www.tmac.clara.net/urgring/faqshade.htm

John

Ornamental sweet potato vines do well in shade, and they're a beautiful heart shape, light lime green to lighten the spot up. Don't forget lobelia, the two go together great!!

I love baskets of Fuschias! Vinca might do well and Alyssum(although you may not get very many flowers). Maybe some shade tolerant herbs?

i've been looking for this very site!!! thank you!!! :-D
i need shade tolerant stuff for my front yard.

Have the same problem on my front porch. Get's only dappled morning sun, rest of the day porch overhang casts shade. Here's some of the plants I've used over the years:

Caladiums
Wax Begonia
Fuschia
Coleus (especially the new large-leaved ones in lime green..beautiful!)
Impatiens
Torena ("wishbone flower")
Jasmine
Gloxinia
And just about any kind of fern

Lots of choices.....Good Luck!

you can always ask the experts at your local garden ctr. Impatients do well in little sun but they don't trail. you might try allysum...tiny white flowers that have a cascading habit, ...oh gosh I can picture them but can't recall the names. Lowe's has an especially nice garden center. Look in the shaded sections of the nursery. Stay away from wal-mart...They are DUMB! Put sunlovers in the shade and shade lovers in full sun! Duh.

Sorry to contradict....O1, but alyssum really require sun. You might be thinking of lobelia.
They do ok in partial shade. They have nice trailing habit. Look great cascading out of window boxes. Come in two shades of blue, white, a blue & white, purple and (red) which I've only seen in catalogs.

P.S. O1: You're so right about WalMart, KMart,etc. Unless you really know what you're looking for and know what to avoid, I wouldn't even think of asking advice there! :O You're much better dealing with well-established nurseries/farms. And I don't mean those "chain" nurseries. Independents. This is all these people do. It's their livelihood and have, generally, been doing it for generations!