What to plant?

I have vinca because it's easy and grows well in all conditions (to include near the sea). The colour of the flowers is lovely, it trails beautifully, and wind does not bother.

Blueberries flourish in tubs. They like a similar soil to rhododendrons (acid) and you will be able to harvest a crop. They also have striking autumn colours.
www.rhs.org.uk/advice/grow-your-own/fruit/blueberries

J52, I like Vinca, pity it is so unappreciated now . Seems like one tub with vinca and one with variegated ivy and a conifer

Ah, how about Vinca? It trails and spreads, but count be contained with occasional snipping.

Thank you Rosesarered

I can't plant and plant because of hand problems, this is why it has to be permanent plants, the iron tubs are very big

Trailing plants for tubs and baskets: Bacopa, trailing lobelia, creeping Jenny, Bidens, Dichondra ( the silver leaf plant) and Verbena.
To cold to plant them yet.

should have kept quiet then you would all be admiring my garden (and house, what you can see of it!)

How endearingly honest

in fact I might make a as I seem to be typing rubbish!

It's not mine, I found the picture online although I do have a couple of small tubs with cordylines and variegated ivy. The cordylines were babies thrown off from one which grew into a small tree until the frost got it one severe winter.

I need to get out there and make start working on my tubs, perhaps they will end up looking like that!!

Crocus, Primrose or GrowsOnYou ab they have all been good.

That looks great Jalima

I had a lot of heucheras in tubs then something ate the roots! I'm not sure what, but I planted the survivors in the garden beds where they are just about surviving.

A red cordyline in the middle with variagated ivy? You could add a couple of pelargoniums for summer flowers:

Thank you whitewave, I did Google but so many came up

Crocus - their plants are excellent quality -they supply Chelsea

Our garden centre has closed, I have to buy on line , any recommendations please?

Garden centres will soon have a variety of trailing plants that are suitable for hanging baskets, they would also do well in tubs.

There's no reason why not, as long as the companion plant is not over vigorous. I'm sure there will be others on here who can add advice on this.

I love Hostas but can a traling evergreen share a home with them ?

Then I would go with Hostas, Ab. They are coming into leaf now and will look good through to the Autumn if you take precautions against slug damage as suggested on here. Heucheras similarly need very little attention other than trimming down at the end of the season. Lots of different shades to go at too.

Unable to plant for spring, then summer Have to plant what just needs occasional trimming

I have several bays of various sizes in pots. They are evergreen and easy to look after. You could put bulbs in for the winter and summer bedding plants- lobelia, petunia, begonia. Anything you fancy.

Ivy is the spawn of the devil. I stupidly planted some and now it's threatening to take over entire street. Hostas are lovely, but round here slugs munch them up soon as you turn your back. Herbs are best bet. Also some bulbs give cheer. Daffs, hyacinth in spring, lilies in summer.