I always love Tiffanys' pot combos. I'm never quite adventurous enough to do that myself.
But while following this thread, I was humored to read the twist to a bay tree with underplanting.
I have always lusted after this photo
https://www.logees.com/sweet-b... and wonder how they managed to keep that looking good.
Sally, you may have hit on the answer. Now I need to go in search of pots that will fit around the base of my Bay tree.