Shortlist announced for SGLD Awards 2026

Shortlist announced for SGLD Awards 2026: The Society of Garden + Landscape Designers (SGLD) has announced the shortlist for the SGLD Awards 2026, a celebration of the very best in contemporary garden and landscape design. Featuring talent from across the UK and beyond, the finalists showcase the creativity, innovation, and design excellence shaping the future of the profession.

Ranging from intimate urban retreats to expansive landscapes, this year’s shortlist brings together an impressive spectrum of work. Established names such as Ann-Marie Powell FSGLD, Gavin McWilliam MSGLD, and Matthew Wilson MSGLD are joined by some of the industry’s most exciting emerging talents, including Miria Harris MSGLD and Sheila Jack MSGLD, alongside newcomers Anca Panait, Kathryn Cox, and Laura Burt. The list also highlights the growing international reach of the awards, with designers such as Spain’s Gonzalo Morillo MSGLD among those recognised.

Selected by a panel of independent experts — including designers, academics, journalists, and horticultural professionals — and chaired by garden designer, author, and lecturer Richard Sneesby, the shortlist reflects the extraordinary diversity and creativity within the field. Projects range from a Mediterranean-inspired garden influenced by travels in Spain and Argentina, to a pollinator-focused design, a compact coastal garden in Kent, and a biophilic landscape for a secondary school created to support students’ psychological health and wellbeing.  They are:

A SECLUDED OASIS
Nilufer Danis

COASTAL TOWN HOUSE
Nicholas Morton

COUNTRYSIDE MEADOW HAVEN 
Kristina Clode MSGLD

DULWICH POLLINATORS
Moss Studio
Principle designer: Barbara Samitier MSGLD

EYFS GARDEN ST FRANCIS SCHOOL
Laura Burt

FIDELITY HEART ZONE 
Rob Beswick

FITZROY PARK
Adolfo Harrison MSGLD

MARLOW GARDEN
McWilliam Studio
Principle designer: Gavin McWilliam MSGLD

FOXGLOVE HOUSE
James Smith MSGLD

GRAYLINGS
Matthew Wilson MSGLD

HOODS CROFT
Kathryn Cox

MERSTHAM PARK SCHOOL 
Nicholas Atherton MSGLD

MODERN CRAFTED GARDEN
Miria Harris MSGLD

MAYBUSH
Ann-Marie Powell Gardens
Principle designer: Ann Marie Powell FSGLD

NOTTING HILL GARDEN
Sheila Jack MSGLD

OLD QUARRY GARDEN 
Fi Boyle MSGLD

OVER THE WALL WELCOME GARDEN
Matthew Childs MSGLD

PUTNEY GARDEN
Charlotte Rowe Garden Design
Principle designer: Tomoko Kawauchi MSGLD

PENTHOUSE IN EL VISO, MADRID
Gonzalo Morillo MSGLD

QUARRY HOUSE 
Holly Birtles

ROEHAMPTON KL
Nicholas Hughes

SOUTH WEST LONDON GARDEN
Charlotte Rowe Garden Design
Principle designer: Tomoko Kawauchi MSGLD

TERRACOTTA HOUSE
Cassandra Crouch MSGLD

THE COURTYARD
Anca Panait

THE GARDEN WITH A VIBE
Stefano Marinaz MSGLD

THE MEADOWS
Mandy Buckland MSGLD

WESTBOURNE PARK
Adolfo Harrison MSGLD

Click here to see full details of all shortlisted gardens

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