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  • Tuesday, February 1, 6:30 pm – Deer Resistant Design, Online

    Deer Resistant Design author and garden expert Karen Chapman shares tips and tricks in this Morven Museum & Garden virtual program at 6:30 on February 1, with Q&A.

    Discover time-and taste-tested design strategies, tips, and tricks that will help you create a beautiful fence-free garden that thrives despite the deer.

    This informative and entertaining virtual lecture includes a powerpoint presentation highlighting information from Karen Chapman’s Deer Resistant Design book and is a great opportunity to share your garden’s deer challenges and find solutions during the live Q&A session.

    Email questions to dlampertrudman@morven.org in the week prior to the program. This program will *not* be recorded, so be sure to save the date, reserve your most comfy seat at home, and have a paper and pencil handy to jot down lots of great tips!

    Detailed handouts will be provided by email prior to the program. Zoom link will be sent to participants the day of the program – with reminder emails sent in the hours leading up to the program.

    From Karen Chapman:

    Born in England, I grew up with a trowel in my hand.

    After moving to the Pacific Northwest in 1996 I joined one of the leading garden nurseries as a garden plant specialist. Helping hundreds of customers create beautiful combinations of plants to enhance their outdoor living spaces was always a delight. Ten years later I established my business Le jardinet in order to provide a service that takes all the time, stress and guesswork out of the design process.

    In the recent past I have taught container gardening at a local Community College, and continue to teach both container and landscape design in occasional workshops and events as well offering a range of online learning opportunities .

    When I’m not teaching garden design or talking about it I am usually writing about it, and my articles and designs have been featured in many national gardening publications including Fine Gardening, Country Gardens, Sunset, and Garden Design. I have co-authored two books: the award winning Fine Foliage (St. Lynn’s Press, 2013) and highly acclaimed Gardening with Foliage First (Timber Press, 2017), while my latest book Deer-Resistant Design was released in 2019 (Timber Press).

    Specializing in creating artistic plant combinations with a four season foliage framework, functional outdoor living spaces and deer resistant, summer-dry designs, it would give me great pleasure to share my love of gardening with you.

    $10 for Morven members, $15 for nonmembers. Register through Eventbrite HERE.

  • Wednesday, March 31, 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm – Foliage & Focal Points: Ideas for Budgets and Gardens of All Sizes, Online

    We all have sections of our garden that we are less than satisfied with, yet understanding what has gone wrong can be frustrating. Instinct sends us shopping for more plants and we typically gravitate towards whatever is blooming that day in the hope that the injection of fresh color will solve the problem. Yet as we add in these new treasures, the sense of dissatisfaction quickly grows, especially when the flowers finish blooming and we are left with a muddled sea of nondescript leaves.

    In this March 31 Ecological Landscape Alliance free presentation, Karen Chapman will explain the importance of establishing focal points, a key component of good garden design, and analyze three areas where they play an important role. This presentation will explore the use of containers, structures, water features, and artistic sculptural elements as focal points and discuss how to frame and enhance these with interesting foliage to create a memorable vignette.

    With ideas for budgets and gardens of all sizes, you will quickly gain the confidence and knowledge to transform your own landscape into a cohesive series of eye-catching scenes.

    At the Karen Chapman’s request, no recording will be available for this presentation. Free, but registration required at www.ecolandscaping.org

    Karen Chapman was born in England and grew up with a trowel in her hand. After moving to the Pacific Northwest in 1996 she joined one of the leading nurseries as a garden plant specialist. Ten years later she established Le jardinet, a custom landscape design company specializing in creating artistic plant combinations with a four-season foliage framework, functional outdoor living spaces, and deer-resistant designs.
    Karen teaches both container and landscape design in workshops and seminars across the country as well offering a range of online learning opportunities.
    When she’s not teaching garden design Karen is usually writing about it, her articles and designs being featured in many national gardening publications including Fine Gardening, Country Gardens, Sunset, and Garden Design magazines. She has co-authored two books: the award-winning Fine Foliage (St. Lynn’s Press, 2013) and the highly acclaimed Gardening with Foliage First (Timber Press, 2017) while her latest book, Deer Resistant Design: Gardens that Thrive Despite the Deer was released in 2019 (Timber Press) much to the relief of deer-challenged gardeners nationwide.