Alternative to Bamboo or Horsetail Reed?

I have horsetail reeds along my driveway. They are invasive but very easy to manage.

If yours are in a planter, you should be fine

Even if it's a plastic planter with drain holes that will be sitting next to the patio, so on top of soil/grass?

I want something pretty low maintenance, so will I have to trim the horsetail reeds often to keep them manageable?

Horsetail Reed is fine in planters. Other options would be Red Yucca or Yellow Yucca depending on what color house is behind it (be aware the plumes will lean but you can tie them with twine to keep them straight up it they interfere with a walk.. Harvard Agave is another good option with some ornamental gravel at its base in the planter like shown on the ground in your pic.

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Horsetail Reed

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here's a "didyaknow" for everyone...

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Equisetaceae, sometimes called the horsetail family, is the only extant family of the order Equisetales, with one surviving genus, Equisetum, which comprises about twenty species

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its a living fossil, the only surviving member of an order that dates back 375MM years

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its a living fossil, the only surviving member of an order that dates back 375MM years

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Another little tidbit on horsetail reed - the “fluted” stem contains a very large amount of silica and one can cut off pieces of stem and file their fingernails/toenails quite effectively should one need to in a pinch - nice tip for for the ladies.

Glad this plant was brought up, I actually like their look but would not plant them in ground, so I think I’ll pick up a container and plant some.

you can google "ornamental grasses" for some ideas