About me

“I’ve worked on gardens all around the world, from tiny roof terraces to large rambling estates. I adore the space and freedom of designing large rural country gardens just as I relish the challenge and excitement of designing for the urban environment.”

andy sturgeon

Principal
Dip (Landscape) FSGD, CMLI, Founded practice in 1988

Inspired by art and architecture, Andy’s work explores the relationship between plants and architecture and the wider landscape.

His boutique practice has created a space where garden design and landscape architecture intersect and it thrives on a huge variety of projects across many settings, climates and regions.

Founded in 1988, the studio’s work includes complex private and public commissions on all scales, many in historic settings.  These range from hospitality and resorts to public realm, museums and high end residential schemes.  And of course, private gardens.    It is a truly international practice.

The studio also enjoys collaborations with artists and craftsmen and designs bespoke water features, furniture, sculptures and buildings in house.

Sustainability and climate resilience underpin all the work. Horticulture and ecology are particular strengths, and Andy is perpetually evolving plant palettes to suit our changing world.  Australasian, South African and species from Mediterranean climates are increasingly of interest.

Andy has won nine RHS Gold medals at the Chelsea Flower Show and three ‘Best in Show’ awards along with a raft of awards from around the world.

Andy lectures extensively. He is a published author, journalist and broadcaster and an active commentator in the international garden design sector.

“Good design is mostly about observation, so travel has shaped me and my career enormously. Seeing different natural plant communities, architectural styles and cultural idiosyncrasies are hugely important, but so too is meeting different people and understanding what makes them tick. Psychology and understanding the client plays a big role in garden design.” – Centurion Magazine

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