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Acccessorizing the Landscape with Seasonal Containers
07.08.2024 - 13:51 / finegardening.com
Howard Nemeroff began his career in horticulture as a sales manager for a commercial greenhouse. When it was time to break out and build a plant business for himself, his initial plan was to offer clients garden maintenance and care, but he quickly realized that a more creative endeavor was in demand. Howard used his experience selling tropical plants and designing dish gardens at his former job to establish Plant Parenting, Inc., a company that offers many services but most notably creates award-winning container gardens.
Location: Chicago Zone: 5b Conditions: Varied
Container garden experience: 38 years
Since 1986, Howard has been mastering the art of container plantings in the Chicago area, crafting unique displays for each season. While some might assume this means creating larger and more elaborate designs, Howard has learned that simplifying his plant palette has been more successful. “Using fewer plants can make more of a statement,” he says. Keeping things unfussy is also a boon when it comes to maintenance, which can be all-consuming when it comes to container gardens. “In Chicago, the summer containers can last from early May to mid-October,” Howard says. “People always forget September is a hot month … I think that in their minds summer is over after Labor Day. Consequently, they water less. Late-summer designs suffer for this reason.” This is also why, aside from selecting the right plants for your gardening wants and needs, Howard’s number-one piece of advice for successful containers is to set up drip irrigation.
Part of simplifying designs is selecting plants that can add interest in more than one season. Some of Howard’s favorite hardworking plants include ‘Ascot Rainbow’ and ‘Glacier Blue’ euphorbia (Eup
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