New to gardening - list of plants; which are compatible?

 
Mum and I have never had a garden before but a couple of years ago the
garage was torn down (before it collapsed) and I've built a deck and
whitewashed the walls. I'm building some nice planters out of left-over
deck boards and we've been walking around a couple of garden centres
noting down plants that we're interested in and would like to have in
our pots, planters and hanging baskets (hanging baskets will probably be
a job for next year).

I'm wondering which of these plants will be incompatibile (requiring
different types of soil etc). My mum doesn't have a lot of free-time so
we can't have anything high maintenance (I'm away studying most of the
year). If soil composition is an issue, I will be at home twice a year
(summer and winter) and can make adjustments then - but again, I have no
experience so we want the most beautiful arrangement we can have with
minimal risk of destruction.

Here is the list of plants we made:

Lilium (red pixie)
Cordyline
Begonia
Pansy
Fuscia
Geranium
Campanula
Phoenix canariensis
Coleus

Thanks in advance for any insight you can offer.




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seanspotatobiz

 On Jul 22, 4:58 am, seanspotatobiz <seanspotatobiz.
89ee...@gardenbanter.co.uk> wrote:

If you're just going to stick them in planters, your main concern
should be whether they can overwinter outside in your climate. As for
soil, if you're going to just fill a bunch of planters, go out and buy
bags of potting soil. It will be initially expensive but save time in
the long run. In a year or so, add some slow-release fertilizer if
they're still going :)

(I did not look closely at your list to see if they are all perennials
or what- remember, annuals in planters will require new plants...well,
pretty much annually).

Chris

 On Jul 22, 1:58 am, seanspotatobiz <seanspotatobiz.
89ee...@gardenbanter.co.uk> wrote:

You can go on-line and with any decent search engine, get answers to
your questions.

HB