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HIRING: Studio Manager
We are seeking a Senior Landscape Designer/Architect to help deliver high-end residential, public realm, and institutional projects.
Feb 192 min read


HIRING: SENIOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT/DESIGNER
We are seeking a Senior Landscape Designer/Architect to help deliver high-end residential, public realm, and institutional projects.
Feb 173 min read


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 public to enjoy. Its planting has been carefully selected to test for resilience to harsh conditions, to help inform those facing the challenge of caring for Britain's heritage landscapes. Arabella St John Parker finds out more. A few months after the 2019 RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Joe Perkins MSGLD received an email from Laura Booty, General Ma
Sep 16, 20252 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...
Sep 1, 20251 min read


Pro Landscaper: Joe Perkins to develop climate resilient Tunisian war cemetery
Joe Perkins Design has announced its collaboration with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) to redevelop the Medjez-El-Bab war cemetery in Tunisia into a climate resilient, biodiverse and sustainable space.
Aug 15, 20251 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
Jul 18, 20251 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.
Jul 17, 20252 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.
Jul 10, 20251 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.
Jul 9, 20251 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.
Jul 9, 20251 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.
Jul 9, 20251 min read


Home Building: Garden trends in 2025 include big, blousy blooms, climate-friendly planting and spaces that evoke a feeling of wellness
These are the top garden trends for 2025, according to Chelsea garden designers Understanding garden trends goes far beyond aesthetic choices. What landscape experts are doing says so much about our evolving climate as well as our understanding of the science around how nature impacts our health and wellbeing. Garden and landscape designers are at the very forefront of understanding what British garden design will be in the years to come, how gardens will function for us, wha
Jun 5, 20251 min read


Veranda: Pioneer Plants Shine Bright in This Stunning RHS Chelsea Flower Show Display
Watch landscape designer Joe Perkins as he explores how pioneer plants are shaping the future of gardening.
May 23, 20251 min read


HortWeek: Joe Perkins awarded Chelsea Gold Medal for The King’s Trust Garden: Seeding Success
Focusing on climate adaptation and pioneering plants, the garden — built by The Landscaping Consultants — helps tell stories of the resilience of young people supported by the King’s Trust.
May 20, 20251 min read


The Kings Trust: Gold medal for King's Trust Garden Seeding Success at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
The King’s Trust Garden: Seeding Success, designed by Joe Perkins, has been awarded a gold medal at the prestigious RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
May 20, 20251 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.
Apr 30, 20251 min read


Gardens Illustrated: Chelsea 2025: A guide to The King's Trust Garden designed by Joe Perkins
Discover our full guide to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show King's Trust Garden designed by Joe Perkins
Apr 22, 20251 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 feature ‘40 Avant Garden Trends’. Both our RHS Chelsea Flower Show garden with The Kings Trust ‘Seeding Success’, and our project with the National Trust at Sheffield Park and Garden ‘Garden for the Future’, were included – and we couldn’t be prouder! It’s a real privilege to be working with such fantastic organisations on projects that celebra
Apr 12, 20251 min read


The English Garden: An interview with Joe Perkins, the designer of The King’s Trust Garden: Seeding Success for RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025
Joe Perkins explores how volcanic landscapes and pioneer plants inspired a garden which strikingly symbolises growth, optimism, and the potential of young people. Discover the design’s use of seed dispersal imagery, plant choices, and the creation of a quiet, reflective space.
Mar 17, 20251 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....
Jan 26, 20251 min read
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