This combination loves the cool weather of autumn.
difficulty: easy – container: 12-inch round – light: sun

1. Linaria 'Enchantment'
2. Viola 'Matrix Sunrise' (pansy)
3. Phlox '21st Century Buttercream'

This tall, slender container attracts attention and fits perfectly into narrow spaces.
difficulty: easy – container: 12-by-12-inch square – light: sun

1. Pennisetum glaucum 'Purple Majesty' (ornamental millet)
2. Thunbergia 'Susie Orange with Eye'
3. Iresine 'Purple Lady'
4. Alternanthera 'Purple Knight'

This combination incorporates great colors for the fall.
difficulty: moderate – container: 12-inch round – light: sun

1.  Pennisetum glaucum 'Purple Majesty' (ornamental millet)
2. Spilanthes 'Peek-a-Boo'
3. Viola 'Matrix White' (pansy)
4. Erysimum 'Citrona Yellow'

You can bring the Nephthytis indoors to use as a houseplant throughout the winter.
difficulty: Moderate – container: 12-inch round – light: part shade

1. Dichondra 'Silver Falls'
2. Heuchera 'Harvest Burgundy'
3. Syngonium podophyllum 'Exotic Charm' (Nephthytis)
4. Impatiens hawkeri 'Celebrations Bonfire Orange' (New Guinea impatiens)