As stated, the Muhlenbeckia are both rampant growers and will tend to overwhelm whatever is nearby and slower growing. The Lotus maculatus is not a particularly long lived plant unless it has perfect drainage and is in a coastal influenced area that stays mild rather than extremes of heat and cold, and generally tends to die after the second year, or decline and need to be replaced. Lysimmachia also tends to be winter deciduous, so is not a year round evergreen, but something that only looks its best in the warmer months, even in USDA zone 10 conditions. For cascading plants that would like the wet feet that you imply from the lawn runoff comment, I would be looking at plants that like constant moisture. Rosemary would be a poor choice for a wet soil site. Myoporum parvifolium 'Dwarf Pink Form' would do well here, and Rubus calycinoides would also love the situation. For a flowering cascading shrub of a scale similar to the Lotus maculatus, you might consider using Russelia equisetiformus. Pelargonium peltatum would also do well here, as long as the soil was also sufficiently porous that it didn't stay constantly wet, but also allowed air to penetrate. Lotus maculatus does not like to stay too wet, and will quickly get root rots if the roots don't also have good drainage.

Hi scottspond, some how didn't think she would, Florida vs Manchester, no contest really ;-) The area I live in is New Mills, in High Peak in Derbyhsire. If it doesn't ring a bell, it's just past Lyme park, Buxton is about 2 miles away, Stockport 9 miles and Manchester 20 miles (all via road) Handily the railway station is about 5 mins away from my home, so trips to Manchester are pleasent through the countyside and don't require I use the car ;-) And in summer I get to hop on the odd steam trian, every boys dream. My Mancunian mates reckon I've gone "all posh" living here, as I was born and grew up in Fallowfield and went to school in Rusholme. Regards ChrisC.

Coral Aloe (Aloe striata) in a nice row and then one of the many lovely Blanket Flowers (Gaillardia) hybrids would be very nice planted in front. Gaillarida 'Arizona" is very pretty with big orange and yellow flowers. If you dead-head them, they will bloom for months and months, from about May all the way through October. Both are very drought tolerant Both bloom for very long periods of time, hummingbirds love the Coral Aloe, and Gaillardia sp. is a Calif. native. Here are a couple of links so you can see: Coral Aloe: http://www.anniesannuals.com/plt_lst/lists/general/lst.gen.asp?prodid=2873 Gaillardias: http://www.highcountrygardens.com/index/page/product/product_id/1979 But, even the species Gaillardia is lovely, too. Patty S.

hello. I had a read I think I'll go with an even bigger pot maybe a tree bucket. I am unsure what type it is. but the advert says it can be over wintered at bottom of a pond in minisota and michigan but I am in South West uk. this winters lowest temp was -8ðc and previous years avg -11ðc it varys dramatically! thank you