Jessi Bloom – Owner, Lead Designer/Consultant Jessi is a Pacific NW native and comes from a strong background of horticulture and environmental science. Her early experience ranged in project management, from organizing restoration projects with community volunteers, to high-end residential and commercial landscape design/build. In early 2000, she decided to start a business in the green industry to fill a niche for organic and ecological landscaping. Her leadership combined with her artistic design talents have brought NW Bloom numerous environmental awards. She is passionate about animals, permaculture and making functional gardens beautiful. Jessi is now a best-selling author with her new book published by Timber Press 2012 and working on her second book with them. She has two little boys and loves to work around her little farm with a handful of animals and gardens to look after.
Susan McKinley – Accounts Manager
Susan is passionate about the environmental aspects of the company and has been managing accounts with NW Bloom since 2007. Her background in the field goes back several decades and her personal hobbies include gardening, spending time with her grandchildren and spoiling Spanky, the office dog.
Zac Kopra – Project Manager
Zac manages NW Bloom’s projects and maintenance division which ensures that our landscapes get off to a good start. He has been with NW Bloom for several years, and enjoys being outside working hard, and constantly learning new things. He is passionate about his family and his job and enjoys sports, hiking, gardening, fishing, reading and spending time with his wife and kids. Jessi calls him “mud paw” – just be sure to ask him why!
Fernando Lopez – Construction Lead
Fernando has been with N.W. Bloom for several years and leads the crew during all construction installations and landscape renovations. He enjoys the art of masonry and building waterfeatures. Fernando loves to play sports and spending time with his family.
Robin Haglund – Landscape Designer/Consultant
Robin brings a wealth of gardening experiences to our team. She grew up farming in rural Virginia, ranching in Northern California, gardening in Los Angeles, and today she’s deeply rooted into the Seattle gardening community. Whether your garden is townhouse-tiny or farmland-vast, Robin’s diverse gardening background and perceptive design know-how will help you develop the right garden for your own little (or big) piece of the planet.
Spanky – Office Dog
This excitable Staffy Bull Terrier pup greets guests enthusiastically when they visit the office. He is also known as the resident foot warmer and has many jobs around the farm, but his favorite job (by far) is being a snuggle bug. He loves to chase off pesky garden rodents, insects, frisbees and his tail in his spare time.
Cheeky – Farm Manager
Our resident Easter Egger hen does much more than lay green eggs! She keeps the free range flock in check and makes sure they deposit manure where it is needed most. She has a rich history in the barnyard where she maintains relationships with all of the other animals, supervises the turning of the compost and has a regular pest management routine. Her slight hobble makes her recognizable amongst the other birds and she is the first to be of service the minute you step into the garden.
