Good shrubs for tubs

[hotcrossbun99]

I have a yard so I can only grow plants in pots, can anyone recommend easy to grow shrubs thst are good to grow in pots? I'm not great at keeping plants alive usually. Thanks

Do you want evergreen?

Acers are great in tubs. So many varieties and colours from greens, orange, purple and pink.
Acer Sango Kaku has emerald green leaves which turn bronze, then when the leaves fall Scarlet Stems which last all Winter.
Acer Shirasawanum is Apple Green tinged with deep Pink
There are ones that like sun and other sor shade.

They just need to go in a tub with Ericaseous compost.

I currently have box balls, pieris, fatsia in pots.

You could have rhododendron, camellia and azalea in pots - they require ericaceous soil. Many soils aren't acidic enough so you can control these conditions perfectly by using ercaceous compost in a container.

Larger pots are better for root growth and not drying out.

I’ll try anything in a pot! So far in pots in my garden:
Fatsia, Olive Trees, Roses, Herbs, Bamboo, Hydrangeas, Acer, Pinks, Lillies, Agapanthus, Ferns, New Zealand Flax, Peony, Peony tree, Lupins, and a small Ginkgo Bilbao tree.
They do need feeding and compost refreshing, I use nematodes to combat the dreaded vine weevil, that loves pots!

I like herbs in pots - it's mostly just a question of getting the right size pot for the plant. Agree that pots need more watering, but things like lavender prefer to be drier. Mulching pots helps to prevent evaporation and suppresses weeds - grit, gravel, slate chips etc work well. I remember a photo in a mag of a pot mulched with rings of mussel shells - it looked fab!

Thanks for the replies, I seem to kill all ericacious plants. I'll look into getting some of the others mentioned. X

For all year round interest, a mix of hydrangeas, skimmia, shrub/patio roses, hebes, lavender, acers . Salvia does well in pots, I add dwarf campanula around it for extra colour. I mention salvia despite you asking about shrubs as it is on sale in Tesco at the moment for £5 girls a good old pot. White, pink and blue varieties.