Silvery foliage plants such as the licorice plant are invaluable for container gardening as they enhance the impact of more showy, colorful annuals.
If you have a large bare area in your yard, consider planting cannas for a blaze of summer color that will gladden your heart.
"A rose is a rose is a rose." However all plants we call geraniums are not geraniums; some are really pelargoniums.