
About Us
Le jardinet was founded in 2006 as a custom container garden design service, quickly gaining national recognition as my designs were featured in publications including Fine Gardening, Garden Design online, This Old House, Sunset Magazine blog and Better Homes and Gardens titles.
Gardens evolve and so do our lives and so with the success of my award winning book Fine Foliage I found myself traveling and speaking more frequently so have shifted my focus full time to landscape design, specializing in small spaces and serving the Greater Seattle area. These demand the same attention to detail and level of artistry that Le jardinet has become known for but I now apply those skills to create elegant and functional outdoor living spaces to suit your lifestyle. I also offer garden consultations to help troubleshoot existing problems or get you started on a new project.
For those who would still appreciate professional design assistance with their containers I would love to work with you either through my Personal Container Coach service or one of my many workshops held here at our home in Duvall, WA.
My aim as always is to combine my extensive horticultural knowledge and creativity to bring you designs that will exceed your expectations.
PLEASE NOTE; for descriptions and photos of my designs please refer primarily to my website. The Houzz category 'projects' can be misleading. Although many of the landscape and container designs are my work not all are - some are my photographs of other peoples work which have been used in a writing project for Houzz.
Services Provided
Deck Design, Design Consultation, Drought Tolerant Landscaping, Edible Gardens, Garden Design, Landscape Design, Landscape Plans, Patio Design, Landscape design and coaching, Deer resistant design
Areas Served
Ames Lake, Bellevue, Carnation, Cathcart, Clearview, Cottage Lake, Duvall, Echo Lake, Issaquah, Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Maltby, Monroe, Redmond, Sammamish, Snohomish, Startup, Sultan, Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Woodinville, Greater Seattle area
Awards
Certified professional horticulturalist. Co-author of FINE FOLIAGE ( 2013) and GARDENING WITH FOLIAGE FIRST (2017) and sole author of DEER-RESISTANT DESIGN (2019). Featured in many national publications including Fine Gardening , Garden Design, and Better Homes and Gardens.
Credentials
2 Houzz Awards
2 Houzz Badges
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My wife and I faced a dilemma after our neighbors removed several 75' trees which bordered our respective properties. The dilemma was that our privacy was gone. We considered multiple ways to address the problem but it was a challenge to come up with a good solution. Fortunately, we learned of Karen Chapman from friends who hired her to design their garden. Their final result was an amazing transformation and we knew that we wanted to work with her.
Our back yard was neat but also very nondescript and unattractive, with a lawn that sloped down towards the rear of the property. We had a deck on the side of the house with patio furniture and this is where we spent most of our outdoor time. The rest of the property was not interesting and was never used.
Karen took us on a journey that we could have never imagined. What we appreciated most about her was that during our first meeting she asked what our goals were and what we wanted to accomplish with a new garden. She listened. She paid attention to the art work and colors in our house because she wanted the outside to complement the inside. She took time to get a sense of who we were and what was important to us. She then proceeded to design a beautiful garden with multiple functional areas to entertain and relax that was beyond our wildest dreams.
Karen is a brilliant and focused professional who cares about people and creating outdoor spaces that are extensions of them and improves their quality of life. In addition, she is an absolute joy to work with and has a very fun sense of humor. We feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with Karen. The end result of what she created has enhanced our lives immensely.




November 30, 2016Last modified:November 30, 2016

Scott C
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We're so happy we used Karen for our backyard redesign. The end result is that our small grassy area has been transformed into a wonderful sitting/dining/flower bed that seems so much larger and user friendly than it was before. Karen also recommended a very talented team of professionals who worked together to accomplish everything we'd hoped for. They were Berg's Landscaping, and Woodmark Construction.
November 19, 2016
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Commented: what are some shrubs good to camouflage a generator or a/c unit?That's really a question for a LOCAL horticultural professional. One needs to consider soil type, climate, and sun/shade for example. You also cannot plant too close to either of these as air flow is ...
February 17, 2021
Commented: Sourcing exterior paintI was the photographer - not the designer
July 8, 2020
Commented: tres belle !Achillea 'Paprika'
February 18, 2020
Commented: nom de cette grande planteYes that is a grass. It is Karl Foerster feather reed grass.
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'
https://www.monrovia.com/plant-catalog/plants/412/foersters-feather-reed-grass/
February 18, 2020
Commented: Кто автор этой прелести? Это стекло?I'm sorry but without a translation I'm unable to answer your question
November 25, 2019
Commented: please can you tell me the paint colour of the arbourNo idea sorry. I was just the photographer
September 18, 2019
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Duvall, WA 98019
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As always the expertise of my colleagues at Bergs Landscaping was key to the successful execution, construction and installation of my design. We all work well together as a team ensuring that any necessary changes follow the original design intent while allowing for our collective creativity.