Agree that oil pans are best for lilies -- or any pan that is shallow. Reason being that their roots grow OUT and not DOWN. All of my other plants I have as marginals are just stuck in the rocks along the edge. I don't use pots, and I've never tried fabric pots, so I'm not going to say if they work or not. I like the idea of my "soil" being contained, so I don't know what would happen. Seems like the soil would leech [or is it leach?] out into the water through the fabric, but really have no idea. I think that
@sissy uses some type of DIY plant containers that she has success with.
@cas I love your idea for the hanging plant baskets! One reason my lilies don't do as well as they could is that I don't pull them often enough for feeding.