Often overlooked as a season to specifically design for, fall can be so much more than placing a token chrysanthemum by the front door as you prepare the garden for winter. Learn how to plan ahead for frosty silhouettes, discover which evergreens change color as the temperatures drop, be inspired ... » Learn More about Celebrating Fall: designing your garden for a vibrant autumnal display
Talks For Landscapers
Creating Captivating Gardens
A memorable, captivating garden leaves something to the imagination. It unfolds slowly through time and space, with new discoveries waiting at each turn. Far from being predictable, such a garden has mystery, intrigue and depth. Using examples gleaned from Karen's coast to coast travels, we will ... » Learn More about Creating Captivating Gardens
Design Dilemmas & Savvy Solutions
Not all projects begin with a nice clean slate. Plant lust run amok, an established focal point that has no sense of “place”, or a hodge-podge of multi-colored plants that better resemble grandmas crazy quilt than a well curated collection are all familiar scenarios. Learn how to tactfully and ... » Learn More about Design Dilemmas & Savvy Solutions
Foliage & Focal Points
Gardens without focus lack interest. No matter how beautiful the overall plant palette is, if there isn’t somewhere for the eye to pause it can appear a jumble of color and textures – rather like a crazy quilt. Creating vignettes and focal points allows us to design a scene that ... » Learn More about Foliage & Focal Points
SAFE SOLUTIONS TO GARDENS
Safe solutions to gardens and landscapes abound and it's getting easier. Where did the disease come from? Which plants are affected? What about insects? Which ones are good and which ones do I need to manage? Instead of waiting for a problem to arise, learn how to pre-empt common pest and ... » Learn More about SAFE SOLUTIONS TO GARDENS