The Best Plants For Year-Round Pots

Adding plants and flowers to your home or garden is a wonderful way to add more color and shapes into the landscape. Even if you have a small outdoor space, adding plants won’t take up too much space and will add so much to your space.

According to Guy Bater, chief horticulturist at the Royal Horticultural Society told The Independent: “Though plants often grow most easily in garden soil, in many cases this is not possible. [Additionally,] containers are a great option for a balcony, rooftop or patio garden. [These] quickly add structure and style.”

Barter says that you should remember that “the larger the container, the better as this will make watering and feeding less of a chore.” He also said that “trees, shrubs, succulent plants and the more robust perennials [and]  rudbeckia make great choices.”

If you are looking for a burst of color, then you should go for “pansies for winter and petunia for summer”. He says that roses, climbers, grasses and bamboos are “more challenging” they can still get quite beautiful with a bit of love and care.

Here are some of the plants that Barter recommends as the best plants for pots overall based on your needs.

Best Overall – dianthus

Best for pollinators – lavender tree

Best shrub – pittosporum tenuifolium silver queen

Best bamboo – Chinese fountain bamboo

Best yellow foliage – choisya ternata sundance

Best pink flowers – digitalis panther

Best tall plant – standard bay tree

Best climbing plant – rosa