Hi..

Please.. dont laugh gardeners.....

My wife has asked that we plant out a large terracotta pot in our front garden with a "large ball of colour and smells lovely.."

Does anyone have any plant suggestions please to create the above....

Thanks..

Dougie

How about a Hydrangea ?

Try a Choisya.

if its in a pot try a gardenia, not hardy so will need moved in for winter.

Liking the choisya....

Are they usually readily available at larger nurseries?

The common choysia ternata will be available even at the likes of B and Q.

If you're going for the Choisya, get a mature plant, or it will be a long time before your wife's wish for a ball of colour to fill a large terracotta pot comes true.

Also, I don't know about your part of the country, but mine suffer badly in heavy frost.

I see the op is in Staffordshire,so a Mahonia might be a better choice, they are tough.