{"id":31665,"date":"2024-02-03T01:01:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-03T00:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3a59d93c-e4c2-4fa7-9205-4d0936f4e1c0"},"modified":"2024-02-03T01:34:54","modified_gmt":"2024-02-03T00:34:54","slug":"winners-of-the-society-of-garden-designers-awards-2024-announced","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/rss_feed\/winners-of-the-society-of-garden-designers-awards-2024-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Winners of the Society of Garden Designers Awards 2024 announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Society of Garden Designers (SGD) has announced the winners at its annual at an event in London. We round up the winners. <\/p>

By Veronica Peerless\n <\/p>

Published: Saturday, 03 February 2024 at 00:01 AM<\/p>

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The\u00a0Society of Garden Designers<\/a>\u00a0(SGD) has announced the winners at its annual SGD Awards at an event in London. It celebrated inspiring projects from across the industry, with some of the biggest names in\u00a0 garden design<\/a>\u00a0present. The winners included Andy Sturgeon<\/a>, Stefano Marinaz<\/a> and Professor James Hitchmough<\/a>. We round up the winners.<\/p>

The SGD Garden of the Year Award<\/strong>Winner: Andy Sturgeon FSGD<\/strong><\/h3>This most prestigious award, also known as the Grand Award, was presented to\u00a0 Andy Sturgeon<\/a> for the\u00a0rooftop\u00a0gardens designed for London’s iconic Battersea Power Station.<\/p>
This\u00a0series of\u00a0private communal gardens\u00a0was designed to be a single, cohesive space while seamlessly incorporating\u00a0a number of private gardens.\u00a0Respecting the heritage of the building and the constraints of the architecture were key to the success of the project, as was the creation of human scale spaces on this exposed London site.The\u00a0judges described the project as ‘an\u00a0extraordinary piece of work’.\u00a0The scheme was also named as the winner in the\u00a0Roof, Podium or Raised Courtyard\u00a0<\/strong>category. In a separate category, Hobhouse Court designed by Andy\u00a0<\/strong>Sturgeon received the award for best\u00a0Hardscape Design<\/strong>.<\/p>
Read more about Andy Sturgeon’s Battersea scheme in the March 2024 issue of Gardens Illustrated<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>
Judges\u2019 Award,\u00a0Medium Residential Garden\u00a0Award<\/strong>,\u00a0Design for the Environment Award<\/strong>Winner: Stefano Marinaz<\/strong><\/h3> $\"Church$
\u00a9 Alister Thorpe<\/figcaption><\/figure>
The judges called Stefano Marinaz’s project ‘a\u00a0beautiful, understated nod to modernity’.\u00a0They were particularly impressed with the ‘complex and interesting planting’, saying it was ‘a perfect example of how to be bold with big planting’.\u00a0<\/p>
Read more about Stefano’s winning garden<\/a>.<\/p>
People\u2019s Choice AwardWinner: Adam Vetere MSGD\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3> $\"Treetop$ <\/figure>
The only award that is determined by a public vote went to\u00a0Adam Vetere\u00a0for a treetop garden in Berkshire.\u00a0The garden also won the\u00a0Small Residential<\/strong>\u00a0Gardens Award. <\/strong>The judges deemed it ‘a\u00a0really good piece of design that demonstrated\u00a0great skill in working within a limited flat space at the top of a very steep site’.<\/p>
Large Residential Garden Award\u00a0Winner: Robert Myers\u00a0<\/h3> $\"Robert$
\u00a9 Richard Bloom<\/figcaption><\/figure>
This large garden was designed to\u00a0enhance\u00a0the setting of the house, improve\u00a0access and circulation while creating\u00a0new spaces and increasing\u00a0the wildlife value of the site.\u00a0The judges called it a ‘strong and confident garden’ and remarked on the lovely combination of colours, texture and movement that created\u00a0a feeling of total immersion.<\/p>
Garden\u00a0Jewel Award\u00a0Winner: George Cullis<\/h3>
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The judges called this small garden ‘a\u00a0lush oasis providing a truly immersive garden experience’. Read more about this award-winning garden<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Big Ideas, Small Budget Award\u00a0Winner: Harry Holding<\/h3>
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Judges called Harry Holding<\/a>‘s garden an enchanting woodland garden with an impressive planting design that the judges felt had achieved ‘a wonderful transformation’. Look out for our feature on this garden in an upcoming issue of Gardens Illustrated<\/a><\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Planting Award\u00a0Winner: Nic Howard<\/h3>
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\u00a9 Marianne Majerus<\/figcaption><\/figure>
This\u00a0hotly contested\u00a0award went to\u00a0Nic Howard\u00a0for a scheme the judges called\u00a0‘an excellent example of a traditional approach to planting’. The panel was\u00a0impressed by the considered, cohesive and well-proportioned plan\u00a0and commented on the ‘bold mix of plants suited to the site, good textural consideration and an excellent use of trees<\/a>‘.<\/p>
UK Commercial or Community LandscapeWinner: Matt Keightley<\/h3>
$\"Wellbeing$
\u00a9 Alister Thorpe<\/figcaption><\/figure>
The judges were impressed with the\u00a0strong design aesthetic, accomplished, well-considered planting and great use of texture, colour and shape in the new\u00a0Wellbeing Garden at RHS Garden Wisley<\/a>, calling it a ‘complex and beautiful\u00a0scheme within a very difficult space.’<\/p>
International Commercial or Community\u00a0Landscape\u00a0& GardenWinner: Lulu Urquart and Adam Hunt<\/h3>
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\u00a9 Jason Ingram<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Masseria Pistola in Italy, designed by Adam Hunt, comprises of a series of distinct terraces, a farm shop, parking, and an amphitheatre for performance and picnics.\u00a0The judges remarked on the lovely balance between a human scale and a landscape scale and called it ‘an absolutely stunning project\u00a0with\u00a0an\u00a0exemplary quality of planting and forms and shapes that blend beautifully with the wider landscape and are perfectly suited to the climate’. You can read about La Pistola in an upcoming issue of Gardens Illustrated<\/a><\/em>. <\/p>
Fresh Designer<\/strong>\u00a0Winner: Emily Crowley-Wroe\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>
$\"Garden$ <\/figure>Emily Crowley-Wroe\u00a0<\/strong>was\u00a0named as the best\u00a0<\/strong>Fresh Designer\u00a0for 2024.\u00a0The judges called\u00a0her modern cottage garden<\/a> ‘a\u00a0bold, seductive design’ remarking on the\u00a0cleverly laid out space that they felt had led to a dramatic transformation.<\/p>
SGD Lifetime Achievement Award Winner: James Hitchmough<\/h3>
$\"Professor$ <\/figure>
The\u00a0SGD Lifetime Achievement Award\u00a0is an award granted to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the landscape and garden design profession. The Award, which is gifted by the Council of the Society of Garden Designers, was presented\u00a0to\u00a0<\/strong>horticulturist<\/a>, author and lecturer,\u00a0Professor James Hitchmough. Previous recipients have included Penelope Hobhouse<\/a>, Piet Oudolf<\/a>, Beth Chatto<\/a>, Christopher Bradley-Hole, Andrew Lawson, Fernando Caruncho, Robin Williams, David Stevens and Charles Jencks<\/a>. Last year the award went to to SGD Fellow, Sarah Eberle<\/a>. <\/p>
Read about J ames Hitchmough’s garden in Sheffield<\/a> and watch his Gardens Illustrated<\/em> Masterclass on Planting for the Future<\/a>. <\/p>
Paper Landscapes<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h3> $\"SGD$ <\/figure>
The judges described Holly Birtles’ entry as\u00a0‘<\/strong>an exemplary piece of design, demonstrating an interesting and intelligent approach, strong themes and great environmental credentials.\u00a0 A model for the kind of approach we need to see going forward in the industry.’ <\/p>
New awards<\/h2>
The Society introduced two new Awards this year.\u00a0Matt Nichols was the first recipient of the\u00a0new\u00a0Designer & Landscape Contractor Award\u00a0<\/strong>which was presented to him for a project titled ‘Living the Good Life’ that he created in collaboration with Creative Gardens & Driveways.The new\u00a0Sustainable Product Award<\/strong>\u00a0which was judged by Rachel Bailey MSGD,\u00a0the SGD’s\u00a0lead on sustainability, was granted\u00a0to\u00a0PlantGrow Mulch.<\/strong> Rachel said PlantGrow Mulch\u00a0<\/strong>was ‘a\u00a0brilliant example of how quality products can be created through a closed loop circular economy, considering both the inputs and outputs in a way we should all be doing’.<\/p>
SGD Student Awards<\/strong><\/h2>
Three standout designers student projects were selected for SGD\u00a0Awards this year as the very best in emerging talent.\u00a0Jake Sutcliffe<\/strong>\u00a0scooped the award in the Domestic Garden Design category,\u00a0Julia Hill\u00a0<\/strong>was presented with the award for best Commercial Garden Design and\u00a0Chloe Hamblen\u00a0<\/strong>was named winner in the Sustainable Garden Design category.\u00a0In addition two\u00a0special commendations were also announced.\u00a0The categories\u00a0were judged by SGD Fellows\u00a0David Stevens and Sarah Morgan and award-winning designer\u00a0Tom Massey<\/a>, who was one of the first recipients of the student awards back in 2014. <\/p>
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