For Sarah Enns, the dream of shaping outdoor spaces began long before she ever knew the term landscape architecture. It started in her childhood backyard, watching her mother sketch garden ideas on graph paper and reimagine their family garden year after year. Plants were not simply decorative. They were part of daily life, creativity, and care.
That early influence quietly shaped the path that would later become The Field Room, an Okanagan-based landscape architecture studio Sarah founded in 2018. Today, her work blends ecology, beauty, and human experience, creating outdoor spaces that feel intentional, grounded, and deeply connected to place.
Landscape architecture extends beyond traditional landscaping, operating at the intersection of design, environment, and community. She collaborates with architects and engineers from the earliest stages of a project, carefully considering how people move through a space, how sunlight and shade affect comfort, and how landscapes will evolve over time. Her designs are created not just for the moment they are installed, but for years into the future.
Every element is chosen with purpose. From plant selection to water use, Sarah designs landscapes that respond to the Okanagan climate while respecting the surrounding natural environment. Her goal is to create spaces that feel natural and lasting, rather than forced or overly maintained.
For Sarah, the most meaningful part of her work goes beyond plans and drawings. It is the stories people bring with them. Gardens, she believes, are filled with memory and emotion. A lilac can honour a grandmother. Cherry blossoms can recall a city once loved. Through her work, she weaves nostalgia, joy, and personal meaning into the land itself.
That philosophy also led to the creation of The Field Crew, The Field Room’s maintenance division. Designed to support homeowners directly, it focuses on helping people work with nature rather than against it, creating healthier landscapes that require less effort over time.
As a woman working in a traditionally male-led, construction- adjacent industry and as a self-employed entrepreneur for nearly a decade, Sarah credits community and mentorship as essential to her success. She believes there is room for everyone to thrive, especially when women support one another.
Through The Field Room, Sarah is not just designing landscapes. She is creating spaces where people can reconnect with nature, memory,
and themselves.
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