Sarah Morgan is an award-winning landscape designer, educator, writer, and former Chair of the Society of Garden Designers. Inspired by nature, Sarah has spent over 40 years working in Horticulture and Design in collaboration with clients, architects, developers, nurseries and local contractors and was listed among the topmost influential women in Horticulture on International Women’s Day 2021. Sarah Morgan Gardens create landscapes that are visionary, stimulating, purposeful, and considerate of the environment and long-term management.
Sarah’s horticultural experience started as a teenager working in a commercial nursery, involved in shows and exhibitions, to pursue her childhood passion and interest in plants and design. On completing a BSc (Hons) Degree in Horticulture at Wye College (1983) Sarah progressed to the management of planting schemes with a local authority, before establishing her own Garden Design and Consultancy business, creating numerous private and commercial projects in Kent, the wider UK and abroad.
Throughout her career, Sarah has inspired others to design with plants within a sympathetic and practical framework. Her educator roles have included Programme Leader at University Kent at Canterbury for the PG Diploma in ‘Garden History, Management and Design’ (1994-1999); Head of faculty, Landscape Horticulture and Design and Programme Leader for the BA (Hons) Garden Design at Hadlow College (2009-2014); Part-time lecturer at the University of Greenwich 2014-17 in Planting Design and she is the current Chair of Adjudication for the SGD.
• BSc (Hons) Horticulture, Wye College, University of London 1983
• FSGD Fellow of the Society of Garden Designers – accredited 1998, made Fellow 2021
• MCIHort, Member of the Chartered Institute of Horticulture
• PGCE, Canterbury Christchurch University (2012)
• Winner Canterbury Society Design Awards 2021- Public realm and open spaces category
• Townscape Heritage Fund to research and renovate Dalby Square, Margate 2016
• Aude Fleurie winner 2014 for Public Garden Category
• Designer of Principal Award-Winning Domestic Garden. BALI National Awards 2006
• 4 Top Gold Medals Kent County Show
• Heritage Lottery Funded project to research and produce Landscape Management Report (2007) on the development and restoration of North Pleasure Grounds, Cobham Hall, Designed by Humphry Repton
• Grant to research and design recreated Franciscan Gardens, Canterbury 2000
• Monica Franklin Prize for academic excellence and practical aptitude, Wye College 1983
“Thank you so much Sarah for making our garden magical. It looks stunning. So happy”
- Lee and Cally, Bermondsey
“Dear Sarah, I am extremely grateful to you for your beautiful design. The garden is going to give me hours of pleasure and the anticipation of spring and summer is increasing daily. Thank you so very much”
- Gill, Ashford
“Dear Sarah, Thank you so much for our beautiful garden. We truly appreciate all of your dedication to this project.”
- Nancy and Graham, Dulwich
“Dear Sarah, We would all like to thank you for our fabulous garden. It has been completely transformed. I can’t wait to see it develop over the next year.”
- Lindsey, Sevenoaks
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