Award-winning garden designer Pip Probert will take to stage at the Association of Professional Landscapers’ (APL) annual awards ceremony next year.

The assessor for both BBC Gardeners’ World and BBC Two’s Your Garden Made Perfect has designed and worked on more than 40 show gardens including various RHS events as well as international exhibitions such as the Horticultural Expo Beijing.

“Visiting gardens was a cherished family activity from an early age, made all the more special by our time spent outdoors,” says Probert.

“My love of art played a central role—I started with detailed flower sketches and paintings of gardens we visited, and my hobby soon became a career aspiration. Now, over 20 years later, my enthusiasm for garden design remains as strong as ever.”

The finalists of the APL Awards 2025 were announced at FutureScape in October, with the winners set to be announced at a ceremony taking place at The Brewery in London on Friday 14 March.

“It’s wonderful to have Pip speaking at this year’s APL Awards. As a long-time landscaper with Outerspaces Design ltd, which has produced multi award-winning designs, her expertise and dedication to the industry will be inspirational for so many attending the day. I can’t wait to hear what she has to say,” says APL’s general manager, Phil Tremayne.