Alex Johnson Landscape Design is a small practice of landscape architects dedicated to delivering high quality, appropriate and cost effective landscape solutions.

	Landscape design for all sorts of site, especially those where unusual ecological conditions apply
	Schools and other educational establishments
	Housing developments
	Health care premises
	Landscape restoration
	Private, historic and botanic gardens
	Commercial premises
	Landscape assessments

	A passion for good planting
	A wealth of hands on experience
	Designs which are sustainable within the context of materials, users, maintenance and the local ecology.
	Respect for the distinction between wild, semi-natural and formally planted landscapes
	A desire to demonstrate how rewarding good landscape design can be, financially, practically and spiritually

Colston`s Boys School

As a result of building a new school hall (architects Stride Treglown Ltd) an opportunity rose to create a new quad. This included new paths and `bunding`, planting and seating and two new roundabouts within the school grounds, both of which act as a focus and a hub for the school community.

Circulation both on foot and for the few vehicles in the grounds are considerably improved, as well as making the heart of the school more attractive and comfortable.

This was achieved by a combination of studying and acting on patterns of movement, opening up spaces to create gathering points, and providing seating, and planting to be enjoyed throughout the year, and increasingly as the plants mature to create green rooms, and a sense of well being.

Planting by Classic Landscapes.

Chinese Medicinal Herb Garden at the University of Bristol Botanic Garden

The idea of a teaching garden where herbs used in Chinese medicine would be displayed, was a result of a collaboration between Nicholas Wray, superintendent of the Bristol University Botanic Garden, and Tony Harrison, Chinese herbalist and teacher.

Alex Johnson Landscape Design was commissioned to design the garden where the herbs could be displayed in natural and authentic surroundings.

The design includes a bamboo wall with a moongate, a large rock feature and slate paving. Exhaustive research and trials were carried out to establish a method for bending bamboo for the moongate.

In 2005, the entire Botanic Garden was moved to a new site at the Holmes in Stoke Bishop, where the Chinese Medicinal Herb Garden will be reconstructed.

Cotham School

This central courtyard at the school is both a meeting point and a crossroads.

A desire to calm down the atmosphere and create social spaces resulted in this design using robust timber and aromatic plants. It has been judged a great success by students and staff alike.

Private Gardens

Lizard sculpture by Peter Hunter

Lakeside planting

Flower show gardens

Office courtyard

	Many private gardens in Britain and Continental Europe
	Commercial sites and warehousing
	Landscape restoration for telecommunications provider
	Landscape assessment for hospital extension and golf course alterations
	Landscape for flood protection scheme in West Somerset
	Easton Community Children’s Centre: garden for the Tiny Tots
	Southville Home Zones
	Land Yeo River in Clevedon: landscape improvements in consultation with residents and the Environment Agency
	Contemporis: landscape and roof gardens for high quality residential development in Clifton, Bristol, for Swan Hill Homes Green roof by Erisco Bauder
	Royal Holloway, University of London : landscape setting for new student accommodation.

	The Bolt Head, Salcombe: landscape for Bowmore Developments
	Easton Community Children’s Centre: garden for the ‘big children’, aged 3 and 4. This garden is being developed in association with musical sculptor Peter Ridsdale, and artists Marguerite Lihou, Peter Hunter, and Jason Dean
	Bristol Cancer Help Centre: restoration of parkland, and creation of new courtyards for the Centre’s new premises at Ham Green

atAlex Johnson Landscape Design
Top Floor
4 Grove Road
Blackboy Hill
Bristol
BS6 6UJ

Tel :	0117 9730023
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