About me

After running my own web design business, working as a self employed gardener & working in the charity sector, I retrained to fulfil my love of spatial design, graduating from the Oxford College of Garden Design, in 2021, with a Distinction for my Post Grad Diploma and from Hertfordshire University, in 2018, with a Certificate of Higher Education (Level 4 BA-hons) in Interior Architecture and Design. 

Ali is a Certified AutoCAD Professional and is proficient in Vectorworks, SketchUp and Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.  

QUALIFICATIONS: 

AutoCAD CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL - 2021 

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN GARDEN DESIGN - (DISTINCTION) Oxford College of Garden Design 2021: Modules - Skills: Site Surveying & Analysis, Planting Plans. Construction: Pond Pool & Water Features,  Concrete, Stone & Timber, Walls, Steps, Ramps, Paths, Drives, Drainage & Soakaways, Irrigation, Land Contouring, Town Planning and Contract Law, Health & Safety  

RHS LEVEL 3 - PRINCIPALS OF PLANT GROWTH, HEALTH AND APPLIED PROPAGATION - Currently studying  2021

BA (Hons) (FIRST CLASS) INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN YR 1 LEVEL 4  

Certificate of Interior Architecture and Design - Hertfordshire University 2018

DIPLOMA IN PROFESSIONAL GARDEN DESIGN - National Design Academy 2017

BA (Hons) DESIGN (2.1) - Staffordshire University 1998