Beginner Gardening: Had an idea, want to know if this is possible?, 0 by DaleTheGardener

DaleTheGardener wrote:
Joy, Daff's need to be selected carefully. Not all of them survive our hot humid summers (they can rot). Shasta Daisy is an annual here in the near tropics, it is another plant that needs drier conditions in summer.

I plant containers twice a year. One set of plants for winter, another set for summer. Since you are in an area that gets some frost every year I am not sure what you can plant for winter color.

I know pansy/viola can take hard freezes. You would have to ask around at the local nurseries for sound advice.

Our summer container plants would be exactly the same. Good ones for sunny places are Lantana, Salvia (some, not all), Purslane, Pentas, Coleus (my favorite), small flowered Zinnia, just to name a few.