OUR STORY
The dedicated and close-knit team at Boreal Bioscapes creates one-of-a-kind outdoor spaces using sustainable practices, extensive horticultural knowledge and artistic design principles. ​We are committed to providing you with creative gardens and landscapes of impeccable quality.
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Interested in joining our team? Contact info@borealbioscapes.com for current opportunities.
Meet Our Team
​Boreal Bioscapes founder Claire Kaufman is an Alaskan Master Gardener with over 20 years of design, horticulture and project management experience.
Claire is a member of the Association of Professional Landscape Designers and has trained under prominent British designer Duncan Heather. She has worked in both the commercial and non-profit garden sectors, along with instructing college-level courses in soil science.
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​Claire is a current Board Member and Past President at the Alaska Botanical Garden. When she is not busy working with clients, Claire enjoys experimenting with new plants and techniques in her own garden.
Lead Gardener Auz Perez is an expert at garden and landscape maintenance. He has experience installing gardens, lawns and trees. He enjoys continuously learning and applying new techniques in his gardening practice.
Auz's favorite vegetables are beets and peppers (he grew up in Texas). His favorite aspects of gardening are seeing the fruits of his labors and spending time outdoors.
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Gardener Elizabeth Cotter brings hard work and detail-oriented teamwork skills to her second season with the Boreal Bioscapes crew.
She is interested in improving her knowledge about how to care for native plants and revive plants that are struggling to grow.
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Gardener Russell Porsley, brings great visual imagination to the Boreal Bioscapes team, along with considerable experience playing with different colors and textures. As the former Garden Center lead at Alaska Mill and Feed, Russell looks forward to continuing to inspire others to enjoy and appreciate gardening.
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Russell's favorite aspects of gardening are the sense of awe that gardens can inspire, along with the stories they can tell.
Gardener David Jenkins, brings both personal and employment-related gardening experience to the Boreal Bioscapes team, having worked in a local greenhouse, on the Alaska State Fair garden crew, and in his own home garden. He hopes to broaden his gardening knowledge and interact with others who share a love for gardening.
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David's favorite aspects of gardening are the beauty and biodiversity of plants, as well as the creativity that can be expressed within the space of a garden.