Alternative plant ideas, please

ShepherdsBarn

I have 2 strawberry planters which I would like to plant up ... but am looking for alternative ideas to strawberry plants. They will be positioned against a whitewashed cottage wall along the roadside, which is west facing and we live in west Devon.
Any thoughts welcome, please!

B3

Diascia. I grow them in a terracotta  herb planter.

B3

There's  a bit of parsley  in there too🙂

Nanny Beach

I want a picture of this.

ShepherdsBarn

I should mention ... succulents are not an option I would want to consider. 😊

ShepherdsBarn

Ah ... thank you, B3 ... that looks amazing. 

B3

They will survive the winter. Easy to divide. I tipped them out last year after two or three years and replanted in fresh compost. I don't understand why more people don't grow them. They're not of particular interest to slugs either, drought resistant too.

Lizzie27

I second diascias too. I've been quite surprised how well they've done and survived overwintering without protection (in the ground and in a trough) in my garden.
Another suggestion might be the Erigeron karvinskianus - but that does self seed everywhere.

Fire

How lovely @B3.

My slugs have suddenly decided this year they like diascias. I told them they have to joking, but apparently not.

Great to see some self seeded snap dragons appearing and not being eaten. Something of a miracle.

ShepherdsBarn

Thanks, everyone! 😊