Recommednations please

Hi All,

I've been asked to recommend suitable plants for containers.

The pots will be placed either side of a doorway, the plants must:

- be evergreen;
- have colourful flowers;
- not grow too big - the pots are about 24" across I would say.

Any suggestions as to suitable plants would be appreciated - ta.

 

I think a bit more information is needed Clanless......

Where are you. North Wales could mean half way up Snowdon, in a sheltered valley or down by the coast.

Are they in sun or shade predominantly?

 

Thanks for the replies everyone.

I'm not sure whether the pots will be in sun/shade - all I know is that he lives in York!!

I'll ask next Thursday when I see him in work. Good point about using the correct compost - and some good suggestions for plants. I'll pass this information on .

 

Moon rocks around the base of those flowers or flowering herbs better still!, will give doorway pots a beautiful and natural blue night glow. They look like white rocks during the day but at night, they offer a calming luminescence that you can see by (if you have enough of them ) Flowering herbs that would be great by a doorway: Spearmint, a gorgeous pinky white bloom and Thai Basil flowers in hues of purple and white and Pineapple Sage has a vivacious red

 

Energy begets energy @shiney and those moon rocks are aquarium rocks that absorb sunlight during the day and in turn glow blue at night. 'Blue glow at night is a growers delight'.. or is that just another of grandma's.. never mind.

Zones freak me out a bit. If I want a particular plant, I just attempt to grow it regardless of the 1's, 2's and others, and especially if it's in pots close to the doorway of humans. And by gosh, it's worth a try!

 

Well exactly @ARMANDII that's what one does!! Humanity made it to the moon (and back, and we are off to it again I hear, hip hip Space X!!) and with regards to our flora, our life source, we should never say never and always.. 'have a go mate'!

 

Dwarf Pieris with a couple of Heucheras would look good.