Help!!

I'm not going to hazard a guess at identifying your plants but I suggest you have a look at what does well in neighbour's gardens as what works for me won't necessarily work in your soil/microclimate.

I thought the two green plants in the big pot at the front might be London Pride but one of them has a yellow flower and as far as I know LP has tiny white/pink flowers.

Join a gardening facebook group. They'll look at photos and, not only, identify them but also give you ideas for growing them on.

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Pansy Cool Wave - 24 plugs for £6.98.
I bought these last October and they lasted until March - little jewels of cheerfulness.

I wouldn’t but I’m quite curious about those 2 stainless steel pipes in a black bucket ….

Some of the pots seem to have labels?

You have labels in the pots what do they say It’s really not possible to identify by that photo but if they ve already flowered it may be their natural closing down phase
some will flower and you need to get the seeds for next year (annuals) others will come back year after year after dying down for the winter they will spring up again in the spring
(Perrinials)
Pansies are really nice and colourful over the winter and don’t take much looking after

crazyH

I wouldn’t but I’m quite curious about those 2 stainless steel pipes in a black bucket ….

I’ve just googled and there is a plant Dutchman’s Pipe.

Pansies or violas for over winter into spring Shinamae.

Oh dear! Some do look very dead but you could leave them - unless the roots are rotten or waterlogged - to see if they pull themselves together. The plants seem to have labels, so look up what they are on your computer and see if they can be revived, maybe?

But all is not lost....out of the three plants in the grey pot at the front (one is definitely finished and should be removed) the other two are very healthy looking Osteospermums. These plants will give endless colour with daisy type flowers (various colours) through most of late Spring, Summer and into Autumn. They are capable of being divided and you could get yourself a good range of plants once they have grown and are stronger. They grow quickly too and thrive in the sunshine.

I guess the climbing plant is a white jasmine. It should flower eventually.
As previously suggested, pansies are good value for winter flower. Small conifer could be used in pot for height with pansies round, then change flowers in Spring.
Only keep conifers for approx 4 years or you will have a giant tree! Geraniums and lobelia make an easy care pot. The geraniums can be overwintered indoors if you, like us, don't have a greenhouse. (too windy where we live!) As a 70+ I agree garden has to be lower maintenance as we age, but I do enjoy pots!

Also, miniature patio roses make easy maintenance pots. Will live for years and difficult to kill! Good luck.

What I’m putting in my patio pots again this year is dwarf wallflowers. Unlike the tall ones, they flower right through from autumn to late spring. They can cope with any weather, unlike pansies which often get spoiled by rain (and have to be deadheaded).

hello,
I'm looking for groundcover for a shady area , please

pauline1245

hello,
I'm looking for groundcover for a shady area , please

Ajuga? But it does like moist soil and it does spread, be careful where you plant it.

If that's a jasmine at the back it will need repotting at some stage (soon) into a much larger pot, Shinamae

Yes the two green ones look like osteospermum.

For winter colour pansies, winter primroses and cyclamen are always a good bet.

This is the rest of my garden…. this was taken about six weeks ago when the potted plants were quite a bit healthier…?

diygran

Also, miniature patio roses make easy maintenance pots. Will live for years and difficult to kill! Good luck.

I was given one of these 2 weeks ago and it is already dying despite keeping it damp but not waterlogged!

It's hard to tell. The one at the back could be a clematis. They would probably all do better directly in the earth really. As suggested above, join a Facebook group for help and advice. GardeningUK is a good one.

A few years ago all my plotted plants seemed to be dying, then a friend spotted that I'd got vine weevils in the soil. That may be what's ailing your little rose Bush. I'd top it out and re pot it in fresh compost.
Weevils look like fat little white wormy things curled into a 'C' shape, about a quarter of an inch long. If they're in your soil it'll be no use so bin it, scour the pot and wash the plant roots.

Look up vine weevil bugs on Google. I've bought them in with plants from a Supermarket. They are the devil to shift.
Are the plants staying in the pots all winter? They will need sheltering from frost.

ExDancer

Look up vine weevil bugs on Google. I've bought them in with plants from a Supermarket. They are the devil to shift.
Are the plants staying in the pots all winter? They will need sheltering from frost.

Yes, they are staying in their pots, there’s no way I can put them in the ground anyway. I have bought some fleece covers but might just end up putting them in my small shed for the winter

Jaxjacky

Pansies or violas for over winter into spring Shinamae.

Thank you will definitely get some pansies..?

ExDancer

Look up vine weevil bugs on Google. I've bought them in with plants from a Supermarket. They are the devil to shift.
Are the plants staying in the pots all winter? They will need sheltering from frost.

They ate the roots of my heucharas in pots.