Sarah Eberle Explained

Sarah Eberle is an English garden designer.

Life and work

Eberle grew up in Dartmoor, Devon.^[1] Her father, Sir James Eberle (1927–2018), was a British admiral.^[2] She attended Thames Polytechnic, and qualified as a landscape architect in 1980.^{[3] [4]}

Eberle has won over 19 gold medals at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, the most of any exhibitor;^{[5] [6]} a gold medal in every category there is in the show.^[7] Her Chelsea garden won 'Best in Show' in 2007 and 2017.^[1] She has won six Hampton Court Gold medals and in 2022 she was made an RHS Iconic Horticultural Hero.^[8]

Eberle is a member of Landscape Institute, the Society of Garden Designers and the Institute of Horticulture; she has an Honorary Doctorate in Design from Greenwich University.^[1] She is an RHS Associate of Honour (2016) and is a member of the RHS council (2018–2023).^{[9] [10]} She was also named the British Association of Landscape Industries Grand Award winner in 2007.

Eberle lives near Cole Henley, Whitchurch in Hampshire, with her husband, Robert Stevens, and three children.^{[11] [12] [13]}

Show gardens

designs include:

• Toy Garden (1998)
• For Whoever you are.... (2001)
• Estuary Garden (2002)
• Woodland Garden (2003)
• A Woman's Sanctuary (2004)
• Walking Barefoot (2006)^[14]
• 600 Days (2007)^{[14] [15] [16]}
• Breast Cancer Haven Garden (2015) ^[17]
• Beyond Our Borders ((2015) ^[17]
• Garden of Inspiration (2017)^[18]
• Changing Moves Changing Minds (2018)^[19]
• The Resilience Garden (2019)^[20]
• Psalm 23 (2021)^[21]
• Building the Future (2022)^[22]

Notes and References

1. https://www.countryliving.com/uk/homes-interiors/gardens/a37317967/chelsea-flower-show-the-psalm-23-garden-the-bible-society/ Country Living
2. Web site: Admiral Sir James Eberle: A copy of Admiral Jim’s obit from the Daily Telegraph.. 17 February 2017 . HMS Cossack Association . 30 July 2022.
3. https://www.sgd.org.uk/find_a_designer/search_for_a_designer/designers/d70e90a2-54a1-45d8-8167-79a011a8a0d2/ Society of Garden Designers
4. https://alumni.gre.ac.uk/yourstories/sarah-eberle/ University of Greenwich profile
5. https://www.richardjacksonsgarden.co.uk/garden-designer-breaking-records-at-rhs-chelsea/ Eberle profile
6. https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens/best-garden-designers-britain-151814 "The best garden designers and landscapers in Britain"
7. https://www.theenglishgarden.co.uk/expert-advice/chelsea-flower-show-preview-sarah-eberle/ "Sarah Eberle at Chelsea Flower Show: Gold win"
8. https://www.rhs.org.uk/shows-events/rhs-hampton-court-palace-garden-festival/news/2022/hampton-highlights "RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival to champion garden therapy"
9. https://www.britishcouncil.org/contact/press/india-garden-chelsea-flower-show-celebrates-70-years-british-council-india British Council profile
10. https://www.rhs.org.uk/about-the-rhs/who-we-are/rhs-council RHS council
11. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-chelsea-show-must-go-on-2c2mn6d7rlm "The (Chelsea) show must go on"
12. https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/12944659.whitchurch-gardener-to-put-on-display-at-chelsea-flower-show/ "Whitchurch gardener to put on display at Chelsea Flower Show"
13. https://www.bbc.co.uk/hampshire/content/articles/2008/02/11/sarah_eberle_feature.shtml BBC profile
14. https://www.hillier-landscapes.co.uk/show-gardens-and-awards/show-gardens Hillier Landscapes
15. https://www.gardensillustrated.com/chelsea/my-chelsea-sarah-eberle/ "The ten best RHS Chelsea Flower Show Gardens"
16. https://www.gardensillustrated.com/chelsea/my-chelsea-sarah-eberle/ "My Chelsea experience: Sarah Eberle", 19 May 2022
17. https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/12958496.garden-designer-wins-two-gold-medals-at-chelsea/ "Garden designer wins two gold medals at Chelsea"
18. https://www.rhs.org.uk/shows-events/rhs-chelsea-flower-show/history/2017/gardens/the-viking-cruises-garden-of-inspiration Garden of Inspiration
19. https://www.britishcouncil.org/contact/press/british-council-garden-chelsea-draws-uk-and-india%E2%80%99s-shared-love-cricket-inspire-100000 "British Council Garden at Chelsea"
20. https://www.forestryengland.uk/100/resilience-garden "Resilence Garden"
21. https://www.gardensillustrated.com/gardens/sarah-eberle-on-her-psalm-23-garden-at-the-rhs-chelsea-flower-show/ "Sarah Eberle on her Psalm 23 Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show", Gardens Illustrated
22. https://www.rhs.org.uk/shows-events/rhs-chelsea-flower-show/Gardens/2022/medite-smartply-building-the-future "Building the Future"