Shady and Sunny decking spots

Hi all,

I am after some advice on plants to grow in large pots on our decking.

One end get sun about half the day and the other end gets no sun all day.

I would like a large planter for both ends. The shady end preferably something tall and the sunny end something not more than 4 to 5ft

Oh and nothing poisonous or with berries etc as our autistic son might decide to munch them!!

Thanks

Andy

 

Couple of thoughts. What direction is your decking facing? What spread are you working with, how wide is the pot? Are you wanting annuals, perennial? Are you looking for flower? What grows nearby?

 

Its kinda north facing (ish).

I want something that grows tall for the shady spot that doesn't bush out too much.

I haven't got the pots yet but was thinking quite large ones to make them a feature as well as the plants...

Prefer something that i can just keep tidy year to year rather than have to replant etc

We have a Camelia growing a short distance away