I love celosia all the different varities. And lambs ear if it's close to the walk so people can touch it. And if you have one large pot without drainage that you can turn into a semi bog you can plant the tropicanna canna in it. Fantastic foliage and flowers. Then if you do a really tall pot with a small trellis in it you can do morning glories climbing up and then naustrium hanging down and possible some marigolds between the two to fill it in. wow there is just so much you could do. Lets see if I can get a little more organized in my thinking.

Anagallis in a fanciful wire hanging basket paired with trailing Snapdragons and pink milliflora Petunias.

Dianthus, Nemesia - Sunsatia Banana, tall asters could make a nice looking planter too.

Maybe it would help if I knew what colors and types of flowers you like.

Someone had miniature roses planted around a tree in there yard in a hot climate in a raised bed. They make a lovely planter too I think. As long as you don't have to worry about someone walking off with them. They are expensive.

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Hi Penny,

My favorites for Container Planting, is Geraniums. They grow so brilliant..
Also tried , white assylum last summer and it bloomed its head off......
Petunias and Marigold are lovely.

Good luck, have a nice summer..
dodge

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Have you thought about doing a raised bed rather than planters? It's much cheaper and the dog would probably stay out of something 30 inches tall. Especially if you put 8 inch edging around the edge up at the top. It's just a thought.

With a bed you could probably think about a 4 season flower bed with some shubs even. It's just a thought.

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thanks everyone.

i am actually thinking of a raised bed, the area it would go is huge, about 40 feet long and 4 feet wide, its at the bak of our yard and it faces a school and the sand blows through and i cnt get any grass to grow so we thought the flower bed would be a great idea for this, i need plants that will tolerate LOTS of sand blowing through the fence and it will also help keep people away from the fence, they go there at night to play witht their kids and end up at the fence bugging our dog- ohh its beethoven and they dont leave him alone, so they raised bed and at small fence should do the trick and keep him away, and i have a spot picked out for my little veggie garden but that will have to have fence too.
thanks everyone...
penny

I love portulaca. I have seen it growing as a walkway hedge, sort of, but I've never been able to get it to do well out of a pot. Any ideas?

I've got tons of lambsear in the ground but none in pots.

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Penny, it's sounding good!

Sheri, it's funny because mine never does great in the ground but always does well in pots! They barely need any care in pots.....not much water at all...and like Tammy said the sunnier the better....I had a bunch of portulacas pics but can't find them all...this is the best I can do...Pink portulacas in one of my planter boxes with some Dianthus. BTW, on the far left there is a second Dianthus...Mark accidentally weed whacked the top of it off.....