After studying landscape garden design at London's renowned Inchbald School of Design, Kamelia returned to Dubai inspired to create intuitive and stylised outdoor living spaces. Shortly thereafter she began her career as a freelance garden designer working on residential villas until she established her own landscape architectural practice, Second Nature, in 2006. Kamelia later formed an association with her family's prestigious property development company, Al Barari, where Second Nature and won the 2014 International Property Award for Best Residential Landscape Architecture, Best Residential Landscape Architecture Arabia and Best Residential Landscape Architecture Dubai.
In 2015 Kamelia Zaal, having served as the Creative Director at Al Barari for eight years, left to relaunched her Design Studio to focus only on landscape design.
In 2013, she was featured on the front cover of The UK Garden Design Journal for her work with Al Barari and several other projects.
In May 2015 Kamelia became the first ever Arab landscape designer to participate at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show winning a silver gilt medal for her garden “The Beauty of Islam”. In 2016, Kamelia won another prestigious Silver Gilt medal at the Gardening World Cup in japan.
Kamelia has now become an advocate for the use of indigenous plants and sustainable landscape design practises. Her goal is to continue HH Sheikh Zayed’s vision to protect and enhance the environment of the UAE and to leave a green legacy for the people of the UAE to enjoy for decades to come.