Ok, a little response to your kind suggestions: First, I am kind no fond of "color leaf" plants; shinning ever green leaves are my favorite (so nz flax and Cordyline fruticosa maybe as secondary consideration, BTW Cordyline fruticosa could grow to 10' tall!). Secondly, I must consider my zone, weather and environmental conditions. If consider combination pot setting, all plants better be tough/strong/resilient and drought/rain-tolerable. So (my personal inclination) a knockout rose could be the center piece, surrounded by some phenomenal Lavender, then rimed (spiller-ed) by ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea variegata). If I choose sunny knockout rose, there will be triple mixture of fragrance. So maybe a Double red knockout (no fragrance) be considered (I favor red more than yellow anyway). That's my thoughts so far. Oh, I wonder how would be possible and appreciable if put a Calamondin tree at center and combine with Lavender and ground ivy? Any thoughts or corrections? Thanks
