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Our Directors: Andrew Wilson

Garden design school Director Andrew Wilson

Andrew Wilson

Director of Garden Design Studies

Andrew Wilson is widely acknowledged as one of the UK’s leading garden design lecturers. He has been at the forefront of garden design teaching in the UK and overseas, for over 30 years and now teaches exclusively at our garden design school.

As well as teaching design he also continues to practice. Having previously been a partner in Wilson McWilliam he is now a consultant to McWilliam Studio, working both nationally and internationally and Gavin McWilliam also teaches for LCGD.

Andrew is a former RHS show gardens judge, a past Chairman and a Fellow of both the Society of Garden Designers and the Landscape Institute. He also supports the Bloom Festival in Ireland, selecting and judging gardens for this established show.

Andrew is also a respected author and writer with 11 books to his name including the No 1 Bestseller RHS Small Garden Handbook, Contemporary Colour in the Garden, Influential Gardeners, The Book of Garden Plans and the Book of Plans for Small Gardens. He is also the founding editor of The Garden Design Journal and has written for well-known magazines such as Gardens Illustrated. His design work also features in many books and publications.