Not a gardener question about plants

[Kombuchaaddict]

I've got a south facing rented yard, currently with geraniums and other plants like lavender and petunia in window boxes on the external sill. The geraniums are the only plants I can ever keep alive.

I've just got back from holidays and they are all needing to be replaced. What can I have that will look nice and last the Autumn with a small / easy amount of care? I'm talking about small pots in boxes so no planting.

Thank you

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Just to ask the obvious question - did anyone water your plants while you were on holiday? If not, they probably died because they didn't get enough water while you were away. Plants in pots/window boxes need regular watering to survive, unless very hardy.

I used those automatic water things which didn't work very well. Anyway my question was about what plants I can have this Autumn.

Winter flowering pansies.

Hebes can flower for a long time.

Chrysanthemums should last a month or two.

Cyclamens - the small ones which come in bright reds, pinks and white

Are you looking for temporary bedding or more permanent plantings that could last the year round in pots?

If the latter I would go for herbs and succulents. They can withstand drought, and would love your sunny courtyard.

For bedding plants over the winter and spring, I would go with some bulbs with the usual winter bedding plants on them - pansies/violas (I prefer the smaller violas myself) and some cyclamen.