Plant for large pot, west facing patio

[MyRabbit79]

Hello, I'm thinking of moving a camellia which has never been happy in its pot into into the garden. Which will leave me with a large pot to fill.

I'm looking for something that will give a bit of height for privacy and perhaps evergreen. Any suggestions?

Also interested! I was thinking of a rhododendron.

How cold does it get? If you are quite moderate then an olive would be amazing. Or a bay.

I've got a standard photinia doing well.

@ThePussy good call, I will have a look at those.

@BigDahliaFan probably a bit cold for an olive (northern England) and we have a huge bay bush already. Very handy for cooking!

I had a patio cherry for many years that I loved but unfortunately the fruit was also much loved by the local birds...

Camellias much prefer acid soil which has plenty of organic matter (compost) in it. Unless you know your soil is acid because there are other Camellias or Rhododendrons thriving locally, I'd test the soil first.

The birds strip my blueberries every year so I feel your pain

There are absolutely loads doing really well in neighbouring gardens hence my plan!

Not evergreen, but how about a fig tree? I think they're pretty hardy. Even if the fruit doesn't quite ripen up north the leaves smell lovely and can be used in cooking (taste like coconut).

We are up north and there are quite a few olives here. They are fine with cold but don't like to get too wet in winter.

A beautiful David Austin Rose! I have a few in pots and they really do thrive.

Thank you everyone, I'm going to Google all these ideas

They've got these in pots in the Courtyard at the Emma Bridgewater Factory and they look amazing in the Summer