Horticulture Week Author of the Year

LCGD Director of Environmental Design Andrew Fisher Tomlin has been named the 2025 Author of the Year by the leading industry magazine Horticulture Week.

Andrew’s new book ’The Modern Professional Planting Designer’ has been a Number 1 Bestseller in the UK and USA since it was published by Rizzoli New York in September 2025. This comprehensive guide to planting design places different approaches in context and is setting a standard for how we might assess planting of our gardens and landscapes in the future.

Gardens Illustrated who have also made it one of their books of the year and said “This is a book for people now, for those wanting to get on and become better at plants and planting . . . For those who want to dig deeper, find out how to deliver a plant-based solution to a garden, or to develop their own horticultural style, you won’t go far wrong.” — Chris Young, GARDENS ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE