Container plants from Johnsons
There are loads of new varieties and species of container plants that are made available for purchase each year with most of them being hopefully described as "a great breakthrough" or similar. A few years later however, and you can't find those container plants any more. Also, if you plant up a mixed container of plants, the container plants that are still looking good at the end of the season are the "old" traditional ones.
Impatiens, Busy Lizzies container plants
This container plant is so good in full sun but will tolerate pretty much all conditions down to full shade with no direct sun at all. Although this container plant performs better the brighter the shade is. Plant a container with a single colour container plants for best effect. Good for under planting taller plants such as garden shrubs or box plants in containers. The Labrador puppy of summer bedding container plants is always bright enthusiastic and eager to please.
Fuchsias container plants
These container plants tend to be a bit sparse around the base and stem so under plant with something bushier. If you plant container plants like the fuchsia, they grow better with some shade. Marvellous bell-like container plants in a huge range of colours and growth habits.
Geraniums container plants
Get the F1 varieties of this container plant. They are more expensive, but worth it. Ivy leafed geranium container plants are trailers and great in hanging containers or trailing over the edge of large urns, chimney pots or the like. These container plants are properly known as Pelargoniums and they just keep going all summer long and are heat and drought resilient.