Alan started out in landscaping in 1968, and has enjoyed a career covering most aspects, with a particular interest in hard construction using reclaimed materials long before it became fashionable
Founder of The Association of Professional Landscapers and Professional Garden Consultant’s Association
Over sixty Royal Horticultural Society Show Gardens, thirty-seven as Designer Retired RHS Show Gardens Judge and Assessor for many years
Award winning author and columnist, he runs The Landscape Library and The Paving Site (the latter with Gareth Wilson)
Accredited & Registered Expert Witness specialising in hard construction projects Consultant to Marshalls Mono, Bradstone and London Stone Company
Paving consultancy projects include Gibraltar Main Street, Sheffield City Council, Nottingham, Guildford, Chichester, Eton Boys School etc
Industry books including Garden Features From Reclaimed & Recycled Hard Landscaping Materials and The Landscaper’s Survival Manual
Training Member of The Traditional Paving Development Group in the 90s based at The University of The West of England (with Marshalls and CED Ltd)
Biography
Alan started out in landscaping in 1968, and has enjoyed a career covering most aspects, with a particular interest in hard construction using reclaimed materials long before it became fashionable
Founder of The Association of Professional Landscapers and Professional Garden Consultant’s Association
Over sixty Royal Horticultural Society Show Gardens, thirty-seven as Designer Retired RHS Show Gardens Judge and Assessor for many years
Award winning author and columnist, he runs The Landscape Library and The Paving Site (the latter with Gareth Wilson)
Accredited & Registered Expert Witness specialising in hard construction projects Consultant to Marshalls Mono, Bradstone and London Stone Company
Paving consultancy projects include Gibraltar Main Street, Sheffield City Council, Nottingham, Guildford, Chichester, Eton Boys School etc
Industry books including Garden Features From Reclaimed & Recycled Hard Landscaping Materials and The Landscaper’s Survival Manual
Training Member of The Traditional Paving Development Group in the 90s based at The University of The West of England (with Marshalls and CED Ltd)