David Stevens FSGD receives SGD Lifetime Achievement Award

SGD Fellow and renowned garden designer, author, broadcaster and educator David Stevens FSGD has been named as this years recipient of the Society of Garden Designers Lifetime Achievement Award.
 
The Lifetime Achievement Award, which is gifted by the Council of the Society of Garden Designer, is granted to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the landscape and garden design profession. Previous recipients have included Penelope Hobhouse, Piet Oudolf, Beth Chatto, Christopher Bradley-Hole MSGD, Andrew Lawson, Fernando Caruncho, Robin Williams FSGD and Charles Jencks.
 

Speaking on behalf of the Council, SGD Chair, Lynne Marcus MSGD said: "David Stevens has been designing gardens worldwide for over fifty years. He has 26 RHS Chelsea medals, 14 of which have been Gold, and he has won three 'Best in Show' awards. He has also written 21 books on garden design and is one of our leading Educators.  

David has had an immense influence on the growth and development of garden design both through his own work and as a teacher. He was there at the inception of the Society of Garden Designers; he is ‘one of our own’. There can be no one more deserving as a representative of our profession and values to win the SGD Lifetime Achievement Award in our 40th Anniversary Year.”