Use Fuchsia procumbens in a shady or morning sun-dappled bed, giving it room to spread out. It may slow its growth in the winter but will resume growing once the weather warms.

Slow-growing, dwarf varieties are the best choices for containers. Because there are so many juniper forms, you can select a variety like Juniperus procumbens 'Nana', a dwarf Japanese juniper ...

Also consider 'Blue Chip' creeping juniper (Juniperus horizontalis), which is native to North America, and garden juniper (Juniper procumbens nana), the Japanese cypress that appeared in the ...