Protecting Your Investment: Sealing, Cleaning & Maintenance of Natural Stone

This two-hour CPD course provides landscape professionals and garden designers with the knowledge and confidence to specify hard landscaping materials effectively. The session explores the properties, performance, and practical application of key materials, including natural stone, porcelain paving, clay pavers, and composite decking. Through a combination of structured presentations, guided showroom tours, hands-on demonstrations, and interactive discussion, participants will gain a clear understanding of how material choice affects design intent, installation, maintenance, and long-term performance. The course also highlights common specification pitfalls and best-practice approaches, helping attendees deliver durable, sustainable, and well-considered landscape solutions.

Through a guided factory tour, participants will observe each stage of production — from raw material handling and cutting to finishing, sealing, and sustainability processes — to develop a comprehensive understanding of how these products are prepared for use in landscaping and architectural projects.

This CPD course provides a practical & comprehensive introduction to natural stone in landscape design. Participants will learn about the geological origins, characteristics & performance of different stone types & explore how factors like texture, finish & density influence their suitability for specific applications. Through a structured presentation, guided showroom tour, hands-on demonstrations & case study discussions, attendees will gain the knowledge & confidence to specify natural stone effectively, sustainably & responsibly in contemporary garden projects.