Gardens Alive Design

Garden ALIVE Designs can offer you:

Knowledgeable plant recommendations to take your landscape from now to WOW!

Detailed landscape designs that are install-ready, easy to interpret that allow you or your landscaper to make instant improvements.

Design Coaching is a unique service in which Kirsten works with you to place a custom plant palate in a designated area of your landscape. Design WITH Kirsten & learn the why’s, where’s and how’s. Your landscape will LOVE you for it!

Supportive design documents including plant descriptions & care, hardscape recommendations, maintenance timeline, task management plan and tons of valuable info to assist you to know and love your landscape.

Conservative & educated plant suggestions that will thrive through tough winter weather with a liberal eye for combining colors, forms & textures.

Matching plants to places is a piece of the puzzle. Plants, places that are for your interests, abilities, style & your unique preferences is a specialty.

Plant deliveries that make landscape improvements exciting & affordable!

Gift Certificates, Seed Starting Parties, Guest Presentations, Pruning Coaching, Veggie Garden Coaching, & Container Designs

Interior Plant Deliveries for your home or office , Live Christmas Tree Deliveries & , Hardscape Recommendations for your patio, path or outdoor entertaining areas are all of the other ways that Gardens ALIVE Design assists homeowners & business owners throughout the state of Washington.

Clear understanding of your needs and gardening abilities.

EDUCATION AND BACKGROUND

Over 20 years of gardening experience in the Pacific Northwest

Degrees in Botany and Biology and Master of Education from the

Retail experience at a local nursery

Certified Master Gardener Veteran Status – trained in March 2009

Certified Professional Horticulturist – licensed in October 2009

Lake Washington Technical College: Environmental Horticulture - part – time student

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Northwest Flower & Garden Show – 2014 WSNLA/WALP Display Garden “Nature’s Studio”, Lead Designer

AWARDS:

Founder’s Cup (Best in Show)
Ethel Moss People’s Choice Award
Golden Palette Award
X Factor Award
Pacific Horticultural Society Award
425 Magazine Editor’s Choice Award
Display Gardens–Gold Award Winner
Duvall’s Garden Club – 2001 to present
Duvall Chamber of Commerce 2009 to present
Washington State Nursery and Landscape Association – 2009 to present
Northwest Perennial Alliance – 2009 to present
Northwest Horticultural Society – 2011 to present
Chairperson for Duvall’s Garden Celebration and tours – 2011, 2012
CHS – Horticulture Advisory Committee Member – 2011 to present
Northwest Flower & Garden Show – 2011 Gold Metal Winner for the WSNLA Display Garden “Cook’s Endeavor Returns with Treasure”, Co-Creator
Washington State Nursery & Landscape Association – “Young Member of the Year” 2012