Alan Wilkes spent a number of years being responsible for store layout and merchandising for blue-chip retailing companies in this country and in Europe. This experience of visual presentation, together with a passion for art and design, flowers and gardens, led him into garden photography. He captures the essence of a garden's individuality, experimenting with perspective and creating abstract shapes and layers of colour. His award-winning work for both private and public gardens is regularly published in gardening and country magazines, and he is a member of the Garden Photographer's Association.