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Award-winning garden designer, Robert Myers

This year's Cancer Research UK garden was designed by the award-winning garden designer Robert Myers.

Read an interview with Robert and find out his top tips for gardening.

Garden designer

Robert is one of the UK's leading garden designers whose elegant, timeless manner is inspired by the characteristics of materials and plants, of history and place. 

Robert Myers in the garden

His work explores the relationship between the formal and informal, and draws inspiration from both the architectural and natural world. He lists Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe, Russell Page, Roberto Burle-Marx and Dan Kiley among his design heroes.

Having gained a degree in Geography from Cambridge University and a postgraduate diploma in Landscape Architecture, Robert worked as a Director at Elizabeth Banks Associates.

His work there included designing many large public spaces and private gardens, including a new square and gardens at Southwark Cathedral, SE1 and the Duke of York Square on the King’s Road in Chelsea.

In 2006 he launched Robert Myers Associates. Robert continues to work on many high-profile private and public sector commissions. 

He is currently working on a new city square at Cambridge Railway Station, major landscape projects at Hereford and Exeter Cathedrals, a new rose garden at the RHS Gardens, Wisley, as well as gardens and landscapes for private clients across the UK and abroad.

Achievements

This is Robert Myers' third full show garden at the Chelsea Flower Show. He has won four Gold medals with two themed gardens – the Sir Hans Sloane Garden  in 2003 and and the Costiera dei Fiori Garden in 2006 – followed by full show gardens with the Fortnum & Mason Garden in 2007 and a Cadogan Garden in 2008.

Throughout the years Robert has received various accolades including the Landscape Institute Design Award in 2004 and 2006.

Listen to an interview with Robert

Listen to Robert Myers talk about our garden at the Chelsea Flower Show: