Easy container plants

catz4m8z

I have small yard/alleyway next to my kitchen that Im trying to fill with some nice plants but Im really not that greenfingered so would like some suggestions for some low maintenance, slug resistant! plants that do well in containers.
So far I have got a couple of mini conifers, a hydrangea (which has gone very leggy and doesnt look all that nice) and just bought some heathers too.
It gets sun from early morning til about lunchtime so I think most things would be fairly happy.

RelievedSheff

Lavender.

Great for the bees.

unrecordings

And maybe herbs - chives are a good one, but you can experiment until you get the right combination of east to grow vs used all the time in the kitchen. An easy way to start is with those windowsill pots - just keep going indoors until they look nearlly spent then pop them outdoors and see how they go (although the season for doing this is nearly over)

-taff

Look for things that like it on the dry side, so rosemary, lavender, bay, sedums etc.
Do a search for those two things [ low maintenance/dry soil] and you'll see quite a few things.

Mojisola

catz4m8z wrote: »

So far I have got a couple of mini conifers, a hydrangea (which has gone very leggy and doesnt look all that nice) and just bought some heathers too.

Have you pruned the hydrangea?

https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/popular/hydrangea/shrubby/growing-guide

catz4m8z

Thanks for the advice. Lavender and herbs shouldnt be too difficult, although it hasnt been exactly dry weather lately has it!?
I didnt realiese you could prune hydrangeas, I'll have to give that a go next spring.

Farway

Now would be ideal time to plant some spring bulbs in them, daffs are the obvious, easy plant & forget option, especially the shorter ones, Tete a Tete always brightens the day and are readily available

Davesnave

Next year, a few fuchsias might give good value later in the season, if bought early in places like Morrisons, or the cheaper nurseries, where they're about £1 each. Don't bother with the smaller plug plants.