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Garden Design Journal: Working In The Public Realm
Can our curiousity save landscapes? Joe Perkins MSGLD's Garden for the Future at Sheffield Park in Sussex is not just a space for the...

Joe Perkins
Sep 152 min read


Gardens Illustrated: News, garden design solutions and sourcebook
BACK TO THE FUTURE Sheffield Park and Garden in East Sussex has opened its new Garden for the Future, designed by landscape architect and...

Joe Perkins
Aug 311 min read


The Guardian: Turning over a new leaf: historic English gardens adapt to the changing climate
Head gardeners try out more diverse and drought-resistant plants from around the world, with fascinating results

Joe Perkins
Jul 171 min read


A Bright Future: The English Garden feature August 2025
At Sheffield Park & Garden, a landmark National Trust property, a forward-thinking approach to horticulture is flourishing.

Joe Perkins
Jul 172 min read


Pro Landscaper: Sheffield Park and Garden undergoes major climate adaptation refresh
A new Garden for the Future has opened at Sheffield Park and Garden in East Sussex, marking the Grade-I listed landscapes first ‘major’ land-based regeneration in over 70 years.

Joe Perkins
Jul 91 min read


The Argus: Grade I listed landscape gets ‘garden for the future’ in face of climate change
An “overlooked” corner of a Grade I listed landscape has been turned into a garden that will test plants’ resilience to climate change, the National Trust said.

Joe Perkins
Jul 81 min read


Eastern Daily Press: Grade I listed landscape gets ‘garden for the future’ in face of climate change
An “overlooked” corner of a Grade I listed landscape has been turned into a garden that will test plants’ resilience to climate change, the National Trust said.

Joe Perkins
Jul 81 min read


HortWeek: New garden designed by Joe Perkins to help National Trust develop a ‘deeper understanding’ of climate change + GALLERY
A new Garden for the Future has been opened at Sheffield Park and Garden in East Sussex, the first major planting refresh of the Grade-I listed landscape since it came into the care of the National Trust in 1954.

Joe Perkins
Jul 81 min read


The National Trust: A Garden for the Future at Sheffield Park and Garden
2025 sees our exciting new curation, Garden for the Future, open at Sheffield Park and Garden. With a design of our time by three-time RHS Chelsea award-winner, Joe Perkins, this is the first major renovation project since the garden came under National Trust care and represents a significant and pioneering moment for Sheffield Park and Garden.

Joe Perkins
Apr 291 min read


Country Living: 40 Avant Garden Trend
We’re thrilled to be mentioned not once but twice in Country Living this month as part of their 40th birthday celebration and special...

Joe Perkins
Apr 111 min read


BBC Coverage Jan 2024 National Trust Garden Project – Sheffield Park
The Vision The Glade at Sheffield Park and Garden is a sympathetic modernisation of a peripheral corner of the Grade I listed garden....

Joe Perkins
Jan 261 min read


National Trust Garden Project - Sheffield Park - BBC Coverage Jan 2024
Read the BBC coverage of the Sheffield Park 2024 National Trust Garden Project.

Joe Perkins
Jan 28, 20241 min read


HortWeek: Designer Joe Perkins to bring new climate adaptation garden to National Trust's Sheffield Park
For the first time since the National Trust took ownership in 1954, plans are underway for the creation of a new area in the Grade I-listed garden at the East Sussex site.

Joe Perkins
Jan 2, 20241 min read
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