Creating Beautiful Container Gardens
with Sue Amatangelo

Tuesday, March 23
7:00 p.m.
Sargent's on 2nd
FREE and open to the public!

We are excited to have Sue share her passion for Creating Beautiful Container Gardens!

Container gardens are the hottest trend in outdoor decorating, and Sue takes the guesswork out of creating absolutely beautiful containers. She is Central Region Manager of Home and Garden Showplace.  HGS is a cooperative of independent garden centers. Before joining HGS, Sue was Retail Accounts Manager at Ball Horticultural Company. As part of that role, she demonstrated at garden centers how to create and care for container gardens and stretches traditional container garden thinking to offer unique new container ideas for her clients in addition to the time honored foolproof recipes. Ms. Amatangelo is a Master Gardener and winner of the Illinois Outstanding Master Gardener Award. She is also the Horticulture Superintendent of the Kane County, Illinois, Fair; Plan Commissioner for St. Charles;  Sue and her family live in St. Charles, Illinois.

Sue is the Author of Absolutely Beautiful Containers: The ABCs of Creative Container Gardens.

With a patio, porch, or windowsill, gardeners can grow almost anything anywhere using containers. Arrangements in this guide begin simply, with one type of plant in a decorative container. The projects move on to combinations of two plants, then on to more complex pots involving three or more plants—some of the arrangements are even meant to go from container to garden plot. Design principles including color, texture, height, and depth are considered, and ideas for themed containers are included for holidays and other festive occasions. Species range from the tried-and-true garden varieties, such as impatiens and petunias, to newer plants on the market, such as a striking red ornamental millet. The planter plans include detailed photographs, diagrams, and instructions on getting the very best results from container gardening, for lasting natural beauty in any space.

There will have a book signing after her presentation.
Come and enjoy the evening at Sargent's on 2nd!