Welcome to the 2026 Society of Garden and Landscape Designers Awards Ceremony!
Tonight, we gather to celebrate the very best in garden and landscape design. This event is a tribute to the creativity, skill, and determination of our members, and we are thrilled to showcase their exceptional projects. Congratulations to all the winners—it is your hard work and vision that inspire us all.
The challenges our industry has faced in recent years have been significant, from shifting regulations to environmental changes and economic pressures. Yet, these hurdles have only strengthened our sense of community and purpose. To be a member of the Society is to be part of a supportive network committed to overcoming these challenges together and producing extraordinary gardens that elevate our profession. The 2025 Awards highlight how rapidly our ideas of what makes a garden beautiful are evolving. Functionality, sustainability, and aesthetics are transforming like never before, and this year’s projects demonstrate how designers are meeting these changes head-on with remarkable ingenuity.
Every garden celebrated tonight is a testament to collaboration. These achievements are only possible thanks to the dedication of teams that include clients, landscape contractors, suppliers, plant growers, artisans, and many others. Likewise, this event would not be possible without the support of our industry sponsors, who play a vital role in advancing the field of garden design.
A special thank you to our Media Partner, The English Garden, for helping to share these inspiring creations, and to our Charity Partner, Thrive, whose meaningful work brings the joy to so many.
We also extend our gratitude to AMS, our event organizers, and Hind + Osen, our PR team, who for over a decade have helped make these awards a highlight of the garden design calendar. Particular thanks go to Lynne Marcus, Chair of Awards, and our esteemed panel of judges, whose expertise and dedication ensure that tonight truly celebrates excellence.
Let us take this opportunity to honour the passion, resilience, and talent of everyone in our community. Here’s to pushing boundaries, embracing innovation, and continuing to create gardens that inspire and endure.
Best wishes, Andrew
Andrew Duff MSGLD Chairman Society of Garden and Landscape Designers
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ORDER OF CEREMONY
Your Ceremony Hosts SGLD Awards Table Sponsors
Arit Anderson & Andrew Duff MSGLD
5.00pm Drinks
6.20pm Welcome from the Awards Chair Lynne Marcus FSGLD and our evening’s hosts, Arit Anderson & Andrew Duff MSGLD
6.50pm Dinner will be served
8.50pm The Awards Ceremony will commence
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SGLD Awards Afterparty Sponsors
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Thrive is the gardening for health charity who help to improve people's physical and mental health through gardening and horticulture.
At our three centres in London, Birmingham and Reading we offer calm, safe spaces for people to connect with nature and with others through group gardening sessions facilitated by a trained practitioner. We refer to this practice as Social and Therapeutic Horticulture (STH). Over 40+ years as a charity we have seen the huge difference STH makes for people from a wide variety of demographics, health conditions and disabilities. The ways in which we support people very much depend on the needs of each individual. We might be supporting someone who has just had a stroke to realise their potential through using adaptive tools, supporting someone with autism to communicate and build friendships or providing support through our Get Gardening tools to help people reduce feelings of low mood, isolation and loneliness. Thrive can offer profound, positive change irrespective of knowledge or experience.
The
SGLD Awards are a celebration of some of the outstanding
We are proud to have a strong group of independent judges from a wide genre of backgrounds on our Judging Panel and would like to thank Richard Sneesby, James Alexander-Sinclair FSGLD, Dr Phil Askew CMLI, Sarah Eberle FSGLD, Helen Elks-Smith FSGLD, Jane Findlay, Claire Foggett, Advolly Richmond, Dan Riddleston, James Scott FSGLD MBALI, Julie Toll MSGLD, Adrian Wickham and Chris Young. Our thanks also go to this year’s judges for the Student Awards: Sarah Morgan FSGLD, Tomoko Kawauchi MSGLD, Tom Massey FSGLD and David Stevens FSGLD. 40 inspiring projects have been shortlisted by the Judging Panels and tonight we will be announcing 19 award winners. We will also be honouring the next recipient of our Lifetime Achievement Award.
International Residential Landscapes & Gardens
Open to Registered Members & Fellows, Registered Practices and eligible Pre-registered Members. Presented by: Laura Cranston, Marketing Executive
Public Realm Landscapes & Gardens
Open to Registered Members & Fellows, Registered Practices and eligible Pre-registered Members. Presented by: Roger Moore, General Manager
Large Residential Landscapes & Gardens
Open to Registered Members & Fellows, Registered Practices and eligible Pre-registered Members. Presented by: Roger Moore, General Manager
Medium Residential Landscapes & Gardens
Open to Registered Members & Fellows, Registered Practices and eligible Pre-registered Members. Presented by: Michael Bryant, Managing Director
Small
Residential
Landscapes & Gardens
Open to Registered Members & Fellows, Registered Practices and eligible Pre-registered Members. Presented by:
International Residential
Landscapes & Gardens
Open to Registered Members & Fellows, Registered Practices and eligible Pre-registered Members. Presented by: Laura Cranston, Marketing Executive
Healing or Learning Landscapes & Gardens
Open to Registered Members & Fellows, Registered Practices, Pre-registered members and Student members Presented by: Chris Walsh - Development & Client Executive
Design for the Environment
Open to Registered Members & Fellows, Registered Practices and Pre-registered Members. Presented by: Leanne Crozier, Media & Communications
New Designer Landscapes & Gardens
Open to Pre-registered members. The project must have been completed within 5 years of starting your career.
Presented by: Jim Hillier, Senior Account Manager
Built Landscape Design
Open to Registered Members & Fellows, Registered Practices and eligible Pre-registered Members.
Presented by: Tiffany Ulph, Managing Director
Virtual Landscape Design
Open to Registered Members & Fellows, Registered Practices and Pre-registered Members.
Presented by: Carolin Göhler, President
Planting Design
Open to Registered Members & Fellows, Registered Practices and Pre-registered Members.
Presented by: Allon Hoskin, Managing Director
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Student Design: Public Realm
Open to Student Members, Qualifying Pre-registered members and Qualifying Friends of the Society
Presented by: James Anthony, Sales & Marketing Executive
Student Design: Design for the Environment
Open to Student Members, Qualifying Pre-registered members and Qualifying Friends of the Society
Presented by: Marketa Hermova, Landscape Product Specialist
Student Design: Small Domestic Gem
Open to Student Members, Qualifying Pre-registered members and Qualifying Friends of the Society
Presented by: Rachel Bailey MSGLD
Student Design: Large Domestic Garden
Open to Student Members, Qualifying Pre-registered members and Qualifying Friends of the Society
Presented by: Mark Britton, Managing Director
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THE AWARD CATEGORIES
The People’s Choice Award
Presented by: Clare Foggett, Editor
The People’s Choice Award is the only category in the SGLD Awards that has been chosen in a public vote. The 20 finalist projects from the following categories; International Residential Landscapes & Gardens, Public Realm Landscapes & Gardens, Large Residential Landscapes & Gardens, Medium Residential Landscapes & Gardens, Small Residential Landscapes & Gardens, Garden Jewel, Healing or Learning Landscapes & Gardens, Design for the Environment and New Designer Landscapes & Gardens were entered into this award and the winner was chosen by votes cast by SGLD members and the general public.
The Lifetime Achievement Award
Presented by: Nelly Hall, Creative Director
Awarded to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the profession and gifted by the Society Council.
The Judges’ Award
Presented by: Robert Ryall, Managing Director
The Judges’ Award has been selected from 27 finalist projects in the main award’s constructed categories. This special award has been granted by the main Judging Panel.
The Grand Award
Presented by: Richard Sneesby
The Grand Award is the most prestigious award of the night and is awarded to the project that the Judging Panel considered to be the most outstanding among the winners of the main award categories; International Residential Landscapes & Gardens, Public Realm Landscapes & Gardens, Large Residential Landscapes & Gardens, Medium Residential Landscapes & Gardens, Small Residential Landscapes & Gardens, Garden Jewel and Healing or Learning Landscapes & Gardens.
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Robbie Avey Wolves Lane KLC School of Design 1.
Victoria Barbour
Restored Roots: Community Forest Garden KLC School of Design
7.
Hazel Argent The Nature of Change London College of Garden 4.
Laura Bushnell The Lost River Garden London College of Garden Design 5.
Grace Hugh-Jones Damson Cottage
London College of Garden Design 3.
Amelia Reddin Hillside Garden in North Somerset London College of Garden Design
Helen Swan North End House KLC School of Design
London College of Garden Design 1 2 3 4 5 6
Winchelsea Manor
Media
Helen Swan
Blackhorse Commons
KLC School of Design
2.
Brian Roberts
Clothed Cragg, Grasmere
Yorkshire School of Garden Design 1.
Michael Kieck
The Indalo Project
London College of Garden Design
Amelia Reddin
Yorkshire Garden in North Somerset
London College of Garden Design
3.
Sally Jane Robinson
Nurture - Fertility Clinic
Cornwall College
Laura Bushnell
2 3 4 5 6 7
Stefano Marinaz MSGLD
The Garden with a Vibe
Gonzalo Morillo Holguin MSGLD
Penthouse in El Viso, Madrid
Rob Beswick
Pre-registered Member Fidelity Heart Zone
Holly Birtles
Pre-registered Member Quarry House
Matthew Childs MSGLD
Over The Wall Welcome Garden
Nilufer Danis
Pre-registered Member A Secluded Oasis
Moss Studio Principal Designer Barbara Samitier MSGLD Dulwich Pollinators
Image: Alister Thorpe
Image: Silvia Cerrada
Image: Jack Hobhouse
Image: Maria Savoskula
Image: Annaick Guitteny
Mandy Buckland MSGLD The Meadows
Adolfo Harrison MSGLD Fitzroy Park
McWilliam Studio Principal designer Gavin McWilliam MSGLD Marlow Garden
Anca Panait MSGLD The Courtyard
Charlotte Rowe Garden Design Principal Designer
Tomoko Kwauchi MSGLD Putney Garden
Merstham Park School
Ann
Powell Gardens Ltd Principal Designer
Ann-Marie Powell FSGLD Maybush
Marie
Nicholas Atherton MSGLD
Image: Mischa Haller
Image: Paul Upward
Image: Marianne Majerus
Image: Marybeth Derrington
Image: Paul Upward
Image: Jason Ingram
Fi Boyle
Quarry Garden
Miria Harris
Crafted Garden
Matthew Wilson
Sheila Jack MSGLD Notting Hill Garden
Cassandra Crouch MSGLD Terracotta House
James Smith MSGLD Foxglove House
Adolfo Harrison MSGLD Westbourne Park
Image: Rachel Warne
Image: Eleanor Walpole
Image: Mischa Haller
Image: Alister Thorpe
Image: Richard Bloom
Image: Viktoria Dikareva
Image: Heather Edwards
Charlotte Rowe Garden Design
Principal Designer
Tomoko Kawauchi MSGLD
South West London Garden
Kristina Clode MSGLD
Countryside Meadow Haven
Pre-registered Member Hoods Croft
Pre-registered Member
Coastal Town House
Pre-registered Member EYFS Garden St Francis School
Pre-registered Member Roehampton KL
Nicholas Morton
Laura Burt
Kathryn Cox
Nicholas Hughes
Image: Gardens Illustrated/Annaick Guitteny
Image: Anna Omiotek-Tott
Image: Jason Ingram
Last year's Grand Award Winner, "Garden in Oxfordshire" by Sarah Eberle FSGLD
Photograph by Mark Spencer