It's a very open, south-facing, more-than-full sun site, about 8'x 20'. Weight of pots is not a problem, but water will be a little tricky, so the more drought-tolerant the better.

We had a very cool, wet summer last year, and she fell in love with some of the plants I have. I've convinced her that hosta really isn't an option for her, but she loved the look of the long diochondra, vinca vines, and Purple Queen tradescantia I had in hanging pots, and wants that look.

I'd appreciate your best suggestions for drought tolerant, full sun, trailing plants, as well as other good container plants for this site. She loves color, fragrance is a plus, and blue flowers would put her over the moon.

I really appreciate your advice. We're doing a whole overhaul of the space; fixing up a table and chairs, a nice bench, putting up solar "mood" lighting and some party lights. I'd love to have the plants be equally beautiful and easy to care for -- so I figured I'd turn to the experts!

Here's an example:

Here's the other one:

(no more room... no more room... sigh.... :-p)

I would love to grow some of the yellow moss rose and just did a google search with no luck; only found the needle-like leaves. Is there anther name to search for? Thank you. Ann

I can't think of anything fragrant and drought-tolerant. Personally, I love Nemensis for it's sweet smelling flowers. It's trailing and comes in soft colors(pink, white, lavender). Could she use a self-watering container?

GH

At this point we have some vinca vine, creeping jenny, hot pink ivy geranium and powder puff ageratum. (Not all for the same pots!)

I really like the look of the trailing lobelia, and kept coming back to it at the garden center. But the label said "sun - part shade" and I worried that it might not like the blazing sun we get.

We got the lighting up this weekend; rope lighting along the soffit the width of the porch. I think she wants to wrap some tiny fairy lights up the railings of the bannister on her side of the porch, which is obscured from the street by our little tree, but we're going to wait a bit on that.

We've figured out how to handle the water, by putting in a garbage can "water tank" in the corner. We got PVC pipe and fittings to run from the hose on the ground to the porch, even spray painted it to match to brick. Now we have to figure out how to attach it to the brick!

Appreciate all the suggestions!

Jim

I grow a lot of lobelia, but it isn't drought tolerant for me in containers, needs constant watering.

Ivy geranium does well in containers.

I have a lot of self-watering containers, including hanging baskets. They're wonderful!

Jenny, I picked those pink beauties up off the internet, would love to have more sun so I could grow these!