Planting shrubs in containers gives you the versatility to create a mobile focal point, beautify an outdoor living space and plant varieties that are not typically hardy in your zone. Flowering plants like Double Mint gardenia, hydrangeas, hypericum and many others provide blooms, but don’t require daily watering or fertilization like annuals do, so you get a lot of enjoyment for very little effort. For tips, tricks and ideas see First Editions In Containers.