ALLAN BECKER HAS BEEN DESIGNING AND PLANTING GARDENS, AS A HOBBY, FOR OVER FORTY-FIVE YEARS. NOW RETIRED FROM THE SOFT GOODS INDUSTRY, WHERE HE HELD SEVERAL POSITIONS IN DESIGN AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, HE HAS TURNED HIS PASSION FOR GARDENING INTO A SECOND CAREER AS A PERENNIAL GARDEN CONSULTANT TO PRIVATE CLIENTS.
ALLAN EARNED A B.A. FROM McGILL UNIVERSITY, FOLLOWED BY TWO YEARS OF DESIGN STUDY AT SIR GEORGE WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY [NOW CONCORDIA]. HE LIVES IN MONTREAL, CANADA, WITH HIS WIFE AND TRAVELS REGULARLY TO TORONTO AND BOSTON TO VISIT HIS CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.
WHEN HE'S NOT DESIGNING GARDENS, ALLAN REVIEWS BOOKS ON GARDENING FOR BOOKPLEASURES.COM