Northwest Flower & Garden Show

Brooks Kolb

Brooks Kolb, ASLA, is the owner of Brooks Kolb LLC Landscape Architecture, a small landscape architecture and design firm specializing in residential garden design.  He has over 25 years of experience in project management and design for a wide range of landscape architecture projects.  He received his Master of Landscape Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania in 1979 and then worked for the nationally prominent firm The Olin Partnership in Philadelphia. He moved to the San Francisco area in 1982, working on projects such as Berkeley’s Aquatic Park and Oakland’s Lake Merritt Park.  A native of Seattle, he moved back home in 1994 and pursued dual specialties in residential garden design and campus master planning.  He is a Board Member of the Friends of Seattle’s Olmsted Parks, and from 2002 – 2004 was President of the Washington Chapter of the ASLA, the American Society of Landscape Architects. His articles have appeared in Fine Homebuilding, Better Homes & Gardens, the Seattle P.I. and the Daily Journal of Commerce.  Website: www.brookskolbllc.com.

Creating Spaces: A Landscape Architect’s Approach to Garden Design

Thursday, February 9 at 3:30 pm in the Hood Room

Many people will look out on their property and have a sense of what they want in a garden, but not know how to go about clearly defining what they want, or how to achieve it.  The seminar explores how landscape architects are trained to approach garden creation; how they can translate a client’s dreams and desires into realistic, livable spaces.  You will see how outdoor spaces can be defined, with many historical and modern examples of gardens that help illustrate the concepts of garden design.