Andrew Wilson (garden designer)
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Andrew Wilson is a British landscape architect
garden designer
, lecturer and writer. He is a partner in Wilson McWilliam Studio and founded The London College of Garden Design. He has judged for the Royal Horticultural Society
at the Chelsea Flower Show
, Hampton court and Tatton Park and has also judged the Bloom Festival
in Ireland. He wrote a regular column for Gardens Illustrated and contributes to the Royal Horticultural Society
's journal The Garden
alongside the production of a series of books, the most recent of which are Influential Gardeners, The Book of Garden Plans and the Book of Plans for Small Gardens, The Gardens of Luciano Guibbilei and Contemporary Colour in the Garden. He is also the founding editor of The Garden Design Journal and is a former Chairman and currently a Fellow of the Society of Garden Designers, the UK’s professional body for garden design.
Landscape architecture
Landscape architecture is the design of outdoor and public spaces to achieve environmental, socio-behavioral, or aesthetic outcomes. It involves the systematic investigation of existing social, ecological, and geological conditions and processes in the landscape, and the design of interventions...
garden designer
Garden design
Garden design is the art and process of designing and creating plans for layout and planting of gardens and landscapes. Garden design may be done by the garden owner themselves, or by professionals of varying levels of experience and expertise...
, lecturer and writer. He is a partner in Wilson McWilliam Studio and founded The London College of Garden Design. He has judged for the Royal Horticultural Society
Royal Horticultural Society
The Royal Horticultural Society was founded in 1804 in London, England as the Horticultural Society of London, and gained its present name in a Royal Charter granted in 1861 by Prince Albert...
at the Chelsea Flower Show
Chelsea Flower Show
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show, formally known as the Great Spring Show, is a garden show held for five days in May by the Royal Horticultural Society in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea in Chelsea, London...
, Hampton court and Tatton Park and has also judged the Bloom Festival
Bloom Festival
Bloom Festival is Ireland's largest gardening show. It is a popular five-day event, held each year in Phoenix Park, Dublin. It was first held in 2007, and is organised by Bord Bia....
in Ireland. He wrote a regular column for Gardens Illustrated and contributes to the Royal Horticultural Society
Royal Horticultural Society
The Royal Horticultural Society was founded in 1804 in London, England as the Horticultural Society of London, and gained its present name in a Royal Charter granted in 1861 by Prince Albert...
's journal The Garden
The Garden (journal)
The Garden is the monthly magazine of the British Royal Horticultural Society , circulated to all the society's members as a benefit of membership. The magazine has gone under this title since 1975, before which it had been The Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society...
alongside the production of a series of books, the most recent of which are Influential Gardeners, The Book of Garden Plans and the Book of Plans for Small Gardens, The Gardens of Luciano Guibbilei and Contemporary Colour in the Garden. He is also the founding editor of The Garden Design Journal and is a former Chairman and currently a Fellow of the Society of Garden Designers, the UK’s professional body for garden design.
Selected projects
- Savill GardenSavill GardenThe Savill Garden is an enclosed part of Windsor Great Park in England, created by Sir Eric Savill in the 1930s. It is managed by the Crown Estate and charges an entrance fee....
, Windsor Great ParkWindsor Great ParkWindsor Great Park is a large deer park of , to the south of the town of Windsor on the border of Berkshire and Surrey in England. The park was, for many centuries, the private hunting ground of Windsor Castle and dates primarily from the mid-13th century...
2008 New Rose Garden with Gavin McWilliam for Wilson McWilliam Studio