Karen Chapman is a garden coach, horticulturalist and owner of the
garden and container design company, Le Jardinet. She writes
occasional articles for Fine Gardening and is listed on the Great
Garden Speakers website. Her blog is Garden Adventures - for thumbs
of all colors.
Christina Salwitz is a garden coach, horticulturalist and owner of
the garden and container design company, The Personal Garden Coach.
She writes for several garden industry magazines, including Today's
Garden Center.
Both authors are members of the Garden Writer's Association.
Principal photography for the book is by Ashley Delatour.
Fine Foliage is one of Amazon's ""Best of the Year"" Garden
Books.
It’s not just about flowers anymore. The big idea for containers
and gardens today is foliage combinations— creating the perfect
marriage of foliage colors, textures and shapes for year-round
enjoyment. In Fine Foliage, garden designers Karen Chapman and
Christina Salwitz showcase more than 60 inspired plant
partnerships. Each combination is given a two-page spread with
color photographs of the grouping and the individual plants within
it. Plant details include sun or shade requirements, seasons,
zones, soil preference, and plant characteristics and care.
Easy-to-use instructions allow gardeners of all skill levels to
bring elegant, expert design and style to their gardens and
patios.
Michigan Gardener, September-October 2013 issue
"Fine Foliage: Elegant Plant Combinations for Garden and Container
does much more than celebrate gorgeous foliage specimens, which by
now are enjoying the popularity once reserved for blooming plants.
The book groups foliage plants (and the occasional bloomer) that
have complementary and contrasting features–and can live together
happily in the climate they were meant for. If you are looking for
groupings based on color, texture, light needs, zone or any other
characteristic, Fine Foliage makes it easy to find what you need.
More importantly, these combinations have been proven successful by
the authors themselves, who have tried many mixes before narrowing
to these ones."
*Book Worm: A Review of Fine Foliage*
Karen Chapman's container designs prove that the eye of a talented
designer can inspire a whole new appreciation for the amazing
variety of colors and textures to be found in the beautiful but
often overlooked world of foliage. -James Augustus Baggett, Editor,
Country Gardens
Christina Salwitz shares her considerable design talents with
fellow gardeners. Those looking to take their garden creativity
beyond the usual blooms and into the realm of foliage composition
will be well rewarded. -Eric Liskey, Deputy Editor, Gardens &
Outdoor Living, Better Homes and Gardens
I only wish Karen Chapman lived close to me so that she could be my
personal gardening coach. Rarely do you find a garden designer who
not only can create dazzling plant combinations but also is able to
teach the rest of us how to do the same. -Danielle Sherry, Senior
Editor, Fine Gardening
Christina Salwitz is a design professional who successfully
translates design principles into stunning plantings. Her ability
to combine color and form creates beautiful garden tapestries.
-Patty Dunning, Horticulture magazine content leader
Garden lovers, you now have the secret for creating the landscape
of your dreams - the ones you see in magazines and wonder: 'How do
those designers DO THAT? Christina and Karen show you how to look
beyond the flowers and introduce you to the real stars of the
horticultural world - LEAVES! -Ivette Soler, Garden designer and
author of The Edible Front Yard
Christina's container designs are bold and arresting. She is
fearless when it comes to combining color, texture and shape in a
small area. -Susan Cohan, APLD, Co-founder and Editor of Leaf
magazine
Whether you are a landscape designer who creates containers for
your clients or a home gardener, reading this book is a must.
-Bobbie Schwartz, Bobbie's Green Thumb
In her garden designs and containers, Christina conbines plants in
ways that are simple yet asthetically delightful and innovative.
Christina's work has made such an impression on me, whenever I see
a leaf with great variegation, texture or vining, I think of her.
-Debra Lee Baldwin, author of three books on using succulent plants
in garden design
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