Society of Garden Designers

The Award Categories

This year all entries in Award categories 1-6 inclusive are also automatically entered into Awards 8-11, if appropriate. All entries in Award categories 7 are also automatically entered into Awards 8 & 9, if appropriate.

SPONSORED BY

1) INTERNATIONAL AWARD

For any garden or landscape
project outside of mainland UK.

Open to Fellows and
Registered Members

2) PUBLIC OR COMMERCIAL OUTDOOR SPACE

Outdoor Space for any communally used public, semi-public or commercial outdoor space, of any size within mainland UK. Owned by or for the use of the public or under commercial ownership and use. Examples may include: commercially funded 'Pocket park', Outside space for Care Home or Hospice, playspace, hotel of office garden, or public park.

Open to Fellows and Registered Members

6) BIG DESIGN, SMALL BUDGET

For any domestic
project where the total
budget (not including
designer fees) does not
exceed £20,000,
within mainland UK.

NEW

SPONSORED BY

7) FUTURE DESIGNERS

For any project, domestic or
commercial, within mainland
UK.

Open to Pre-registered
members

11) LIGHTING

To demonstrate the design & implementation of a lighting scheme for an outdoor space.

Open to FSGD/MSGD

SPONSORED BY

13) NEW PAPER LANDSCAPES

NEW

To allow expression of a
designer’s ideas which have
yet to find a client or chance
for expression. May include
show garden ideas. Schemes
in this category do not have
to have been constructed.

SPONSORED BY

SPONSORED BY

8) PLANTING DESIGN

To show creativity and
innovation in planting design
of a project for private or
public use.

Open to FSGD/ MSGD/Pre-reg Members

Open to FSGD/MSGD/
Pre-reg Members

SPONSORED BY

14) DESIGNING FOR COMMUNITY SPACE

For any outdoor community space of any size within the mainland UK funded by charity. The space owned by, for the use of or designed with a community. The scheme may or may not involve the community within the design process or construction. Examples may include: meanwhile spaces, artistic, innovative, experimental use of space or installation. The spaces may be temporary or permanent.

NEW

SPONSORED BY

9) RENOVATION

NEW

For a renovation of or new
design work for an existing
landscape or garden.

Open to FSGD/MSGD/Pre-registered Members

SPONSORED BY

10) HARDSCAPE

For a project demonstrating the consideration given to the hard landscaped elements of a domestic, commercial or public space in design and
construction.

Open to FSGD/
MSGD