Containers – Sassy or Classy?

By Karen Chapman | June 24, 2012 |

  When it comes to color schemes for container gardens the only limitation is your imagination. To avoid the mad professor look it does help to have a plan before you hit the nurseries, however. In my last post we looked at ‘happy’ colors and a romantic theme. Here are another couple of options my…

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Sunset Inspiration

By Karen Chapman | May 6, 2012 |

I’ll often ask clients what their color preferences are for container garden plantings or as a palette for a new garden border. It can often be hard for them to articulate, however, and ends up being a series of Q & A – reds? Yes. Oranges?  Not sure.  Blues? Maybe. I find that I need…

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Learn to Play a Duet

By Karen Chapman | April 15, 2012 |

I remember when we first moved to the United States sixteen years ago and suffering acute culture shock as I walked down the cereal aisle at a local store. I mean really – how many different varieties of frosted flakes do we need?! A trip to the nursery can leave you feeling equally  overwhelmed due…

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