Julie Clark7/1/04 3:00
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Box plants are a nice shape and are very tolerant of shade, for example.
Or baby phormiums have attractively coloured leaves, and are a nice
striking pointy sort of shape (though they will outgrow your pots in
time).
Thanks Victoria 
I've heard of box (will wonders never cease?!) but not phormiums - I assume
they are readily available through most garden centres? I also assume I'd
be buying plants as opposed to seeds or bulbs or something?
Is now the right time to put these sort of things in or do you think I
should wait until a few weeks before I put the house on the market?
You might find you can buy spring bulbs in pots at some gc's or nurseries
and then you could plunge them in your containers, up to their rims. Then
they'll flower at the intended time. Some places do snowdrops, daffs and
tulips this way.
You could also buy things like box in interesting shapes but that's
expensive so if you do, you'd want to take it with you, I'd think!
I'm not sure where you live but you might be able to plant Melianthus
meleagrus which is a fascinating leaf and also Fatsia.
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