I live in gardening zones 8/ 9/& 10. I have a gardening ?

Have you tried a succulent plant? They can go a long time with very little water. You would only need to sprinkle occasionally. I have a pot of succulents I water only once or twice a month. Since your pot has no drainage this would work well. If succulents get too much water they turn yellow. Not enough water and they start to shrivel but even then a little water will bring them right back. Just make sure the soil dries out before watering again.

If there's something leaching out of the frog container into the soil, that might be the culprit. It's a fairly small container for a plant.I think your easiest solution is to put a potted plant, in its pot, inside the frog, and cover the inner pot's rim with some soil. I live in a 9-10 zone and I do know that some containers get too hot/dry, even with daily watering. MY gardener friend says in our area, containers need to be BIG to keep the dirt inside from overheating. Using stones and popcorn may have allowed the roots to get too hot since it allowed air, which can get as hot as the outside-of-the-pot temps.. Rich, moist potting soil inside a pot should stay fairly cool. I wonder if putting the frog into a saucer of water so that the cement/clay of it can soak up some moisture to keep the pot cool would work, in addition to watering it from the top?. During the hottest part of the day, feel the side of the pot. It should feel cool to the touch, coolness indicates moisture, even if it's evaporating. This little guy might do better in the shade or protected by some bigger containers sheltering it a bit. The mouth of the pot is big enough to put a small pump in for a fountain, too! Let us know what happens!

Does the pot have a drainage hole? If it doesn't nothing will survive.

Sounds like there is no drainage.Plant in a pot small enough to fit inside the frog.

I agree with the above comments should have drainage ..... been there and had to put holes in Container. Tape area then drill few holes the tape should stop container from splitting or cracking. Good luck.

Sedum ground cover will grow in this. I have several pots that I layer the bottom with small rocks and keep sedum in it all year around. it always comes back up and flourishes!

If you dont want succulents than I'd suggest adding perlite to your potting soil mixture. It absorbs water to keep pot from drying out. Good luck!

I am more inclined to think that something is leaching into the soil. A pot within the frog-pot should solve the problem. Happy Spring!

My vote is for sedum or a succulent, but place it in the shade and it should do well. I have the same problem, a small container, holes or no holes, not much lives in the blazing sun all summer.

Rather than planting directly in the frog pot try planting in a plastic container (flower pot) and placing it in the frog. Leave the stone in for drainage, but after a heavy rain pull the pot out to drain and dump the excess water.

Look for the ugliest plant you can find and pop that in there. Guaranteed to grow. Or you may want to try a moss or ivy to see what that will do.

Good luck

I live in Zone 9 and have flower boxes on the south facing side of our house. The intense sun killed everything I planted in them rather quickly. Things may have been okay if I'd watered 2-3 times a day, but that wasn't going to happen. I finally planted moss rose in them and that is doing great. Pretty flowers, pops of color and now going on their 4th year Hardy!

Has the frog planter been painted inside? Some paints, if not sealed can kill a plant. If I paint a planter, I put paper inside so non of the paint gets inside.

Thank you...Ivy was a consideration but just hadn't done so yet. I'll let you know how it goes!

I think you may find it's too hot for ivy. Portulaca (Moss Rose) might work as they like sun and are tough. What about Asparagus Fern? It grows like a weed in Florida, is lacy and delicate looking and drapes nicely over the edges of containers. The plant has fleshy nodules on the root system that conserve water. The plant is extremely tough! It does grow a healthy root system but if the root clump gets too large, pull the plant out, take a sharp knife and cut off several inches from the sides and bottom of the root ball then simply shove it back in the pot and rewater. You might see a few yellow fronds fall off but it fills in again rapidly. It is one of my favorite ferns as it is graceful looking yet tough and impossible to kill!

What about air plants? All they need is...air?

If you don't mind a plant that grows upright, try rubella (mexican petunia). I have it and its lived through almost everything - getting too dry, being too wet (for a short time) even a freeze when the greenhouse went out for several days. The other thing you might try is water umbrella papyrus. I'd put it in a non-draining pot inside the frog since it is sentimental (if you try asparagus fern I'd put it in a pot within the frog too for the same reason) and the roots can damage/break pots if they grow too big for the pot. Have you tried decorative sweet potato vine? Its pretty hardy to different environments. Good luck and let us know if find a successful plant. I have a small pottery pot that I gave my mom when I was a kid, it is so pretty - but I call it a death pot because we never found something that would live in it. Still have the pot. I may try it again and if no luck, here come the fake flowers to make it look alive.

Try baby tears.

I would find some nice pretty artificial flowers and call it a day. There are so may ones that look real, no one but you would know.

I would absolutely go with the putting a potted plant in its own pot inside your frog. I think it might be leaching something into the soil that is killing your plants, or the constant moisture is too much for them.