On Jul 22, 4:58*am, seanspotatobiz seanspotatobiz.
wrote:
Mum and I have never had a garden before but a couple of years ago the
garage was torn down (before it collapsed) and I've built a deck and
whitewashed the walls. I'm building some nice planters out of left-over
deck boards and we've been walking around a couple of garden centres
noting down plants that we're interested in and would like to have in
our pots, planters and hanging baskets (hanging baskets will probably be
a job for next year).

I'm wondering which of these plants will be incompatibile (requiring
different types of soil etc). My mum doesn't have a lot of free-time so
we can't have anything high maintenance (I'm away studying most of the
year). If soil composition is an issue, I will be at home twice a year
(summer and winter) and can make adjustments then - but again, I have no
experience so we want the most beautiful arrangement we can have with
minimal risk of destruction.

Here is the list of plants we made:

Lilium (red pixie)
Cordyline
Begonia
Pansy
Fuscia
Geranium
Campanula
Phoenix canariensis
Coleus

Thanks in advance for any insight you can offer.

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seanspotatobiz

If you're just going to stick them in planters, your main concern
should be whether they can overwinter outside in your climate. As for
soil, if you're going to just fill a bunch of planters, go out and buy
bags of potting soil. It will be initially expensive but save time in
the long run. In a year or so, add some slow-release fertilizer if
they're still going

(I did not look closely at your list to see if they are all perennials
or what- remember, annuals in planters will require new plants...well,
pretty much annually).

Chris