July is not too late to add colorful plants to your patio. In my experience as a professional gardener, there is still time to be bold with your container displays and inject some energy and impact into the yard.
Patio and pot plants represent the best of summer gardening. You can pick and choose with reckless abandon; well, maybe not total abandon, but you can certainly be more carefree than you might be when picking shrubs and trees. Patio plants are generally annuals or tender perennials, so while they might not survive the winter, they pack a punch and will put on a summer fireworks show in the yard.
