RHS Chelsea Flower Show

M&G Investments

RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2012

22-26 May 2012 at Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London.

'The M&G Garden' Designer 2012

Andy Sturgeon

Andy is one of the UK’s leading garden designers.  His modern designs are a fusion of traditional materials and contemporary styling which have become known for their timeless architectural qualities and innovative planting.   Commissions include unique roof gardens and large country estates all over the UK with international projects in Hong Kong, Rwanda, Europe and the Middle East.   His work is frequently featured on television and in books, magazines and newspapers worldwide.

Andy has won 5 RHS Gold medals at Chelsea Flower Show in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2010, when he was also awarded Best in Show.  Both The Sunday Times and House and Garden Magazine placed Andy in the Top Ten list of designers in Britain.  Recent accolades include Design and Decoration Awards, Health Care Awards and Principal Awards from the British Association of Landscape Industries (BALI) in 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 and the Supreme Award from the Association of Professional Landscapers in 2007.   In 2009 Andy also won two International Gold awards from the American Association of Professional Landscape Designers.

He was one of only a handful of garden designers selected to exhibit at the highly acclaimed Westonbirt International Festival and in 2008 represented the UK at the Singapore Garden Festival.  In 2010 he won the Presidents Award at Putrajaya, Malaysia and the Gardening World Cup in Nagasaki, Japan.  Andy is also a registered member of the Society of Garden Designers.

Andy has presented gardening programmes for all the major terrestrial channels including Chelsea Flower Show for the BBC for the past 5 years.  He is a freelance journalist and has previously been a columnist for the Guardian, Daily Mail, Daily Express and Sunday Times.

Andy Sturgeon