Marian Boswall

Marian Boswall FLI FSGD is a British landscape architect, garden designer, writer, and lecturer, known for her work in regenerative design, historic garden conservation, and large-scale private and public landscapes.[1] She is the founding director of Marian Boswall Landscape Architects, based in Kent, England.

Career

She trained in fine art and art history before studying landscape architecture at Greenwich University. She worked in business and international development before establishing her own practice in 2004.[2][3]

Her studio has delivered projects across the United Kingdom, including country estates, historic landscapes, public gardens, and contemporary private gardens.[4][5][6] She won the Society of Garden Designers’ Grand Award (2019) for a large residential garden project.[7]

She is the author of Sustainable Garden: Projects, Insights and Advice for the Eco-Conscious Gardener (2022),[5] which was shortlisted for the Garden Media Guild “Garden Book of the Year” award.[7] She also writes columns on gardens and sustainability, for which she won “Garden Columnist of the Year” in 2019.[8]

In 2025, she wrote The Kindest Garden: A Practical Guide to Regenerative Gardening.[9]

Marian and Arit Anderson formed Sustainable Landscape Foundation in 2022.[10] As of 2020, she is a Fellow of the Landscape Institute (FLI)[11] and became a Fellow of the Society of Garden Designers (FSGD) in 2023[12]

References

  1. ↑ Writer, Guest (2025-07-22). "Landscape Architect Marian Boswall Teaches Us How To Reconnect With Nature". Country and Town House. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
  2. ↑ "Team: Marian Boswall | Marian Boswall Landscape Architects". Retrieved 2025-09-11.
  3. ↑ Richmond, Charlotte (2019-01-03). "The List Designer Insight: Marian Boswall Landscape Architects". House & Garden. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
  4. ↑ "Marian Boswall Landscape Architects". sgld.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
  5. 1 2 Tabi Jackon Gee (2022-08-19). "Gardens that harness the power of water". Financial Times. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
  6. ↑ Wilson, Kendra (2021-01-12). "Labyrinths can reinvigorate a large garden - and one hot pursuit in Bridgerton proves it". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
  7. 1 2 "Winners of the Garden Media Guild Awards 2022 announced". Gardens Illustrated. 2022-11-25. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
  8. ↑ "Planting the Planet - How Our Gardens Can Rescue Us | Marian Boswall". TEDxRoyal Tunbridge Wells. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
  9. ↑ "Meet the Author: Marian Boswall's 'The Kindest Garden'". National Trust. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
  10. ↑ Foster, Clare (2022-12-21). "Arit Anderson and Marian Boswall are on a mission to make garden design more sustainable". House & Garden. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
  11. ↑ "Welcome to the LI's newest Fellows - Landscape Institute". 2020-07-20. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
  12. ↑ "Gardenforum News - People - Society of Garden Designers announces 2023 Fellowships". www.gardenforum.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
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