Karen Chapman Archives

Gardening with Foliage First by Karen Chapman

As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: Gardening with Foliage First by Karen Chapman and Christina Salwitz Over the years, Karen Chapman and Christina Salwitz have designed hundreds of gardens. The two met at an event where Christina was presenting on interesting foliage combinations. Karen was sitting in the audience and felt an immediate connection…

October 7, 2019 Little Prince Nursery, John Clayton, Joseph Knight, Robert Brown, Ezra Cornell, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Foliage First by Karen Chapman and Christina Salwitz, Potting up Bulbs, Plant Explorers and the Story of the Little Helper

Mark from Little Prince nursery, and I became friends on Facebook over the past month. I was immediately taken with the images on his feed, which is so full of the most beautiful blooms. His dahlias were to die for. Anyway, at some point, I gave him a call, and we were talking away, and…

Deer-Resistant Design by Karen Chapman

As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: Deer-Resistant Design by Karen Chapman This book came out in 2019, and the subtitle is Fence-free Gardens that Thrive Despite the Deer. Ah, the joy of a flourishing garden! But what’s a gardener to do when those pesky deer decide to make themselves at home in your floral oasis?…