You could do spring bulbs and then summer bedding. I've got a canna in my half-barrel - don't know how they fare on an exposed site but mine stayed upright through Saturday night's gale-force winds and it's not even staked. You can underplant with any low-growing bedding (callibrachoea in my case). When I lift the canna to store overwinter (soon) I'll plant tulip bulbs in there - they'll be going over just as it's time to replant the canna early summer.
I'm afraid a Canna would last five minutes in those conditions I don't know exactly where @gilldow12C3LCjYQC lives, but trees don't grow terribly well in exposed sites in NE Scotland. Without an adequate shelter belt, it would be very risky, and she's unlikely to end up with a good result. Even where I live, trees of any kind get annihilated if they're in exposed positions, and I'm only at 400 feet altitude.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
It would be helpful to have a pic of the site. 'Fairly exposed' is a bit of a subjective term; the surrounding vegetation will give a better idea of conditions.
"What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour".
Daffodils don't mind plenty of moisture and can go quite deep, so you could have those and put bedding plants on top for the summer, and maybe violas from now until spring if they would do anything much up in Scotland.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
I'm afraid a Canna would last five minutes in those conditions I don't know exactly where @gilldow12C3LCjYQC lives, but trees don't grow terribly well in exposed sites in NE Scotland. Without an adequate shelter belt, it would be very risky, and she's unlikely to end up with a good result. Even where I live, trees of any kind get annihilated if they're in exposed positions, and I'm only at 400 feet altitude.
Fair enough - it's easy to forget how different the conditions are for you guys up there!
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I don't know exactly where @gilldow12C3LCjYQC lives, but trees don't grow terribly well in exposed sites in NE Scotland. Without an adequate shelter belt, it would be very risky, and she's unlikely to end up with a good result.
Even where I live, trees of any kind get annihilated if they're in exposed positions, and I'm only at 400 feet altitude.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...