may be worth looking at alpines - I'd get a book on them.

I don't know much about them, but two genera that come to mind are
Sempervivum and Sedum, both are OK hot and dry.

They need good drainage, so presumably you;ve got drainage holes?

JP


"Jez" wrote in message
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Hello Group,

I make stone signs and have a newish product - planter signs.

I recently had some of my signs displayed at the Hampton Court Flower
show and the plants I displayed in the planter, whilst nice, just didn't
have the impact that I required.

The plants need to be able to exist in a relatively small amount of soil
in (if Hampton Court was anything to go by) fairly high temperatures
with little or no shade.

You can see a picture he

http://www.rusticstone.net/morepics2.htm and the top picture is the type
of sign I am concerned about.

Any ideas?

Jez.