Hi everyone, please be patient with me whilst I ask what is probably a basic question for most people on this forum 
I have 5 large wooden planters in my rear patio, my mum used to plant these up every year with lots of colour for the summer. When she passed I continued this, and although not as impressive as my mother display, they always looked good and I had a combination of more upright flowers/plants alongside plants which draped over the sides. I cannot recall their names but they were of the type commonly found in garden centres.
Fast forward to this year and I have a 5 month old puppy who like most puppies likes to pull on anything remotely āhangingā or ādrapingā.
My question is, what would people recommend me to plant this year which does not drape or particularly over hang but which isnāt āthe usualā pansy type plants, I do like something a little different but must have lots of colour.
TIA.
I have 5 large wooden planters in my rear patio, my mum used to plant these up every year with lots of colour for the summer. When she passed I continued this, and although not as impressive as my mother display, they always looked good and I had a combination of more upright flowers/plants alongside plants which draped over the sides. I cannot recall their names but they were of the type commonly found in garden centres.
Fast forward to this year and I have a 5 month old puppy who like most puppies likes to pull on anything remotely āhangingā or ādrapingā.
My question is, what would people recommend me to plant this year which does not drape or particularly over hang but which isnāt āthe usualā pansy type plants, I do like something a little different but must have lots of colour.
TIA.
Your mum would be really proud of you for keeping up the planting. How about trying roses. Patio or miniature roses come in loads of different brilliant colours, and the prickly stems would discourage your puppy a bit.
