Viewing post #355375 by Calif_Sue

Try something like sedum, those blocks can retain a lot of heat so that may not be so good for tender plants. If they are in the shade then you wouldn't have the heat problem of course.

I have seen several nice ideas for cinder blocks plantings and other ideas.
http://decorhacks.com/2011/03/...
http://pocketgrow.com/blog/hyd...
http://media-cache-ec3.pintere...
http://pinterest.com/pin/18345...
Scroll down a bit to see a painted half wall http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks...
a bench http://www.bhg.com/home-improv...