Contemporary Container Design

By Karen Chapman | May 22, 2018

Thanks to YOU and your great ideas I finally got my new container planted. I'm not usually stumped – it was more that I had too MANY ideas, and your input helped hone them down perfectly. (In case you've forgotten you can revisit my original post Imagination Needed here. ) The criteria Plants for the…

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New (and newly discovered) Deer Resistant Annuals

By Karen Chapman | May 1, 2018

When six plant-crazy women (collectively known as #NGBplantnerds), six overstuffed suitcases, numerous bulging camera bags,  a LARGE  bag of yummy snacks, and rather a lot of plants squeeze into a minivan for a Californian road trip, you can bet there's going to be some laughs, plenty of wine, and lots of fun. You can also…

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Big Ideas for Using Color in Small Spaces

By Karen Chapman | March 5, 2018

So much color, so many ideas, so little time! That's the Northwest Flower and Garden Show in a nutshell. Thank goodness for my camera because that's how I can look back on special visual highlights to glean ideas for my own garden and share some of my favorites with you. In this post I'm focusing…

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Lessons from Chanticleer – when a Path becomes an Experience

By Karen Chapman | November 14, 2017 |

Have you ever visited a garden that literally took your breath away? The sun was barely cresting the horizon when I drove into Chanticleer Garden, affording the merest glimpse of what I would ultimately see. Although I had enjoyed slide presentations, photographic blog posts, and books on this unique place I still gasped a little…

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