What kind of potted plants - only allowed outdoors/pets.?

we have cactuses that are outdoors year around and we get very cold winters and they always regrow in the spring, they are totally maintenance free, dont have to water them or anything. and some of them grow very pretty yellow and red buds out of them. we have a big planter on the outdoor deck and none of the animals mess with it at all.

It depends on your area and what zone you're in, but your local nursery can help you pick out some perennials that will bloom nicely outdoors in the spring/summer/fall and go dormant during wintertime and then re-bloom next year after they "wake up".

I would go to your local plant nursery and tell them of your predicament. You may want to lean more towards bulb plants, which will come up in the spring and die out, but return the next year. Or, you may look at evergreens, like small firs and their relatives. If it's flowers you want, go for the bulbs. They come back forever....think daffodils, lillies, etc.

I would definately go with impatients then they go dormant in winter and reflower in the spring . good luck and I hope I helped.

Don't grow it in your home, grow it in the lower beds of the local police or sheriffs departments flower gardens, they never find them there.

I would use snapdragons, they reseed themselve and you can once they dry out take out the seeds and repot them.