Specialty Gardening: Container Renovations 2! (smile), 1 by KatG

KatG wrote:
Kitty...those red pots are probably about 4 ft high. When I planted these, they're like "permanent"...Okay, maybe not the underplantings, but as far as the Chinese fan palms...they're it! I can see what you're dealing with here as far as planting something permanent that will survive all year round. I'm thinking that you may be able to stretch the zone because it's a pot and not directly in the ground. How about an "Elephant Ear"? They'll overwinter in zone8...You're on the fringe at zone 7B and it's in a pot?

I love your idea of Canna's, but it takes a while.The combo sounds great though! I just discovered Nemesia and I think Euphorbia is amazing.

Here's a dwarf Elephant ear I planted last year with Euphorbia....I'm amazed how this "diamond frost" has kept going. I had also planted some Gaura and Angelonia with it and they kind of expired...