Main Awards - Entry NOW CLOSED
International Residential Landscapes & Gardens
Projects of any size outside the UK
Open to FSGD, MSGD, Registered Practice, and Pre-registered*
Public Realm Landscapes & Gardens
A UK communally used public, semi-public, or commercial project of any size with an emphasis on sustainability. Examples may include but not limited to hotels, offices, parks, communal gardens, including for public/private housing.
Open to FSGD, MSGD, Registered Practice, Pre-registered*
UK/International Roof, Podium & Raised Gardens
Residential or Commercial gardens ‘in the air’ of any size with specific emphasis on contribution to the environment and sustainability.
Open to FSGD, MSGD, Registered Practice.
Large Residential Landscapes & Gardens
A UK project of over 2000m2
Open to FSGD, MSGD, Registered Practice, Pre-registered*
Medium Residential Landscapes & Gardens
A UK project of 500-2000m2
Open to FSGD, MSGD, Registered Practice, Pre-registered*
Small Residential Landscapes & Gardens
A UK project of 150-500m2
Open to FSGD, MSGD, Registered Practice, Pre-registered*
Garden Jewel
A UK residential project of less than 150m2 including courtyards, roof gardens, front gardens or may include a ‘jewel’ within a bigger garden.
Open to FSGD, MSGD, Registered Practice, Pre-registered*
Healing or Learning Landscapes & Gardens
A UK project of any size. Examples may include schools, hospitals, care homes, hospices. Nb. Community gardens must be not for profit, may or may not have included the community in the project and may not necessarily be permanent.
Open to FSGD, MSGD, Registered Practice, Pre-registered*
Big ideas, Small Budget
A UK residential project where the total budget does not exceed £40,000, i.e. the value of the landscape contract (note this is excluding design fee and vat)
Open to FSGD, MSGD, Registered Practice, Pre-registered
Design for the Environment
A UK residential, commercial, or public project of any size focused on environmental contribution, sustainability, and biodiversity enhancement. (May also be submitted to other categories.)
Open to FSGD, MSGD, Registered Practice, Pre-registered
Student Awards - NOW OPEN
NEW - 'Open Choice' Student entry form
If you can’t decide what category to enter, simply use the 'Open Choice' from the entry form page and leave it to us to allocate the category.
Open to Student Members, & qualifying Pre-Registered Members & qualifying Friends of SGD
Student Design - Public Realm
For a constructed or not constructed design completed by a SGD Student Member while a student
Open to Student Members, & qualifying Pre-Registered Members & qualifying Friends of SGD
Student Design - Domestic
For a constructed or not constructed design completed by a SGD Student Member while a student.
Open to Student Members, & qualifying Pre-Registered Members & qualifying Friends of SGD
Student Design - Sustainability
For a constructed or not constructed domestic or public realm design with special focus on sustainability completed by a SGD Student Member while a student.
Open to Student Members, & qualifying Pre-Registered Members & qualifying Friends of SGD
New Designer Landscapes & Gardens
A UK project of any size showing a flair for design, interpretation of client brief, dynamic design solutions, detailed design elements, that ‘something special’
Open to Pre-registered Members who have been practising for less than 5 years
Planting Design
A UK project showing excellence and ingenuity in a residential or public planting scheme. Consideration may include but are not limited to: suitability, resilience, to the site, conditions & stated brief, plant growth & functionality, creative use of plants, aesthetics, environmental solutions. Planting design only schemes can be submitted.
Open to FSGD, MSGD, Registered Practice, Pre-registered
Built Landscape Design
A UK project showing innovative and meticulous design and implementation of a domestic, commercial, or public hard landscaping scheme. Consideration may include but are not limited to: environmental impact, sustainability, innovation in design, construction detail.
Open to FSGD, MSGD, Registered Practice, Pre-registered.
Virtual Landscape Design
A UK or international residential, commercial, or public project of any size NOT constructed e.g. a design yet to find a home, waiting to be implemented, a show garden idea, innovation/experimentation in design, ‘the one that got away’. An explanation of why the garden has not been constructed should be included in the submission.
Open to FSGD, MSGD, Registered Practice, Pre-registered
Non-Application Awards
The Lifetime Achievement Award
Awarded to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the Profession and gifted by the SGD Council.
The People's Choice Award
Shortlisted finalists in Award Categories 1-10.
This competition is run by the SGD Awards Media Partners, The English Garden and chosen by public vote.
The Judges' Award
Shortlisted finalists in Award Categories 1-15. Awarded by the Judges looking for something ‘extra’
The Grand Award
In Partnership with The Royal Horticultural Society
Winners in Award Categories 1-10, Chosen by the Judges as the Winner of Winners