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Kerry Michaels wrote about container gardening for The Spruce from 2008 to 2016. After a move from Manhattan to rural Maine in 2001, she discovered she wasn't that great at landscape gardening, but could grow almost anything in a container. | Kerry Michaels wrote about container gardening for The Spruce from 2008 to 2016. After a move from Manhattan to rural Maine in 2001, she discovered she wasn't that great at landscape gardening, but could grow almost anything in a container. | ||
She has both written about and photographed gardens for professional publications, including "Growing the Northeast Garden," and "A Gateless Garden: Quotes by Maine Women Writers," both in 2015. She was Garden Editor for the James Beard Award-winning magazine ChopChop. and was head writer and producer of a CD-Rom, Country Living Style. She has written about gardening for Discovery Channel, Small Gardens, A&E, Weekly Reader, Disney, and Sesame Workshop. | She has both written about and photographed gardens for professional publications, including "Growing the Northeast Garden," and "A Gateless Garden: Quotes by Maine Women Writers," both in 2015. She was Garden Editor for the James Beard Award-winning magazine ChopChop. and was head writer and producer of a CD-Rom, Country Living Style. She has written about gardening for Discovery Channel, Small Gardens, A&E, Weekly Reader, Disney, and Sesame Workshop. | ||
=====20 Best Large Container Plants===== | |||
[https://www.thespruce.com/the-best-tall-plants-for-containers-4142017 by Marie Iannotti 26/12/25 the spruce] | |||
Tall potted plants transform ordinary container gardens into striking visual displays by adding height, variety, and drama. To create a balanced look, use the "thrillers, spillers, and fillers" method—select a tall plant as a focal point pair it with a spiller that softens the container's edges, and complete the arrangement with rounded filler plants to achieve a lush appearance. | |||
Choose plants suitable for a large pot ensuring they match your growing zone if you want them to survive winter. Avoid placing rocks at the bottom of a planter to maintain proper drainage, and consider using objects like plastic bottles or Styrofoam to fill extra depth in containers. | |||
