Northeast Gardening: Fall Containers? Any ideas for different plants?, 1 by PrairieMoon2

PrairieMoon2 wrote:
Hi,

Some of my containers are getting pretty ratty looking and I am just dying to pull plants out and put something new and fresh in. Hopefully something that will be a little frost tolerant and allow me to keep something growing into October.

I am really getting tired of the usual offerings of ornamental kale, pansies, mums, asters. Anyone have any new ideas? Have you seen any local nurseries that are stocking something unusual or at least some spectacular variety of the tried and true? [g]

Below is a photo of one of my containers when it started out in the spring. I wasn't happy with it then and less happy now, so ready for a change.

Thanks :-)