Northwest Flower & Garden Show

Kim Rooney

Kim Rooney designed her first garden at the age of 7, when she created a bark path through a woodland leading to her friend’s house.  She planted wild Iris, trillium, violets and ferns that still flourish in the woods behind her parent’s home.  She went on to Clemson University and received her degree in Landscape Architecture in 1993.  Over the past 12 years she has had local, national and international projects built with leading design firms.  She is now a landscape architect in Seattle specializing in residential design.  She was the Education Chair for the American Society of Landscape Architects from 2000 – 2002, and the National Award Winner for the 2010 Olympic Bid Book for CSLA and the Regional Award Winner for CSLA for her project “Art in the Landscape.”  In 2005 she was a garden creator at the Northwest Flower & Garden Show.  She is also a registered yoga teacher and a member of the International Yoga Alliance.

Creating Outdoor Garden Rooms

Friday, February 10 at 1:45 pm in the Hood Room

The concept of ‘outdoor rooms’ has exploded in popularity in recent years.  But what makes an outdoor room?  Discover the elements of design and conceptual design ideas that explore walls, windows, doors, floors and ceilings of the outdoor room.  There will be plenty of examples of what works and what doesn’t in creating a well designed outdoor room.