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Garden Spark: Karen Chapman talk

Garden designer and author Karen Chapman presents "Foliage and Focal Points: Ideas for Gardens and Budgets of All Sizes":

"We all have sections of our gardens we're dissatisfied with, but understanding what's wrong can be frustrating. Instinct sends us shopping for more plants -- often whatever is blooming that day -- in hopes that an injection of color will solve the problem. Yet the sense of dissatisfaction grows, especially when the flowers finish blooming and we're left with a muddled sea of nondescript leaves.

Focal points can help solve these problem areas. I'll show why it's important to establish focal points and talk about three areas where they play an especially important role. We'll explore the use of containers, structures, water features, and artistic sculptural elements as focal points, and I'll show how to frame and enhance these with interesting foliage to create memorable vignettes. With ideas for budgets and gardens of all sizes, this presentation will help you to become more confident and knowledgeable about transforming your own garden into a cohesive series of eye-catching scenes."

After the talk, Karen will be signing her books, Gardening with Foliage First and Fine Foliage.

SPEAKER BIO: Born in England, Karen grew up with a trowel in her hand. After moving to the Pacific Northwest in 1996, she established her award-winning design business Le Jardinet. Her container garden designs and articles have been featured in many publications including Fine Gardening, Country Gardens, and Garden Design.

She is co-author with Christina Salwitz of the newly released Gardening with Foliage First and also the award-winning book Fine Foliage. Karen writes inspirational design articles on two blogs and is a regular contributor to several publications including Fine Gardening. Karen has appeared on local television and radio stations and teaches two online garden design courses for Craftsy including "Gorgeous Garden Design: Foliage & Focal Points" that was mostly filmed in her own 5-acre garden in Duvall, WA.

Karen's aim is always to inspire, educate, and share the fun of gardening with her audience.

GARDEN SPARK is a speaker series on garden design, open by invitation (email gardensparktalks@gmail.com to get on the list) and hosted in a private home in northwest Austin 78759.

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