Sarah Eberle - Behind the designer...

English landscape architect Sarah Eberle who, with 28 years' experience, is considered one of the best in her field trained in London. She became Design Director for the group Hillier Landscapes in the 1990s and now manages her own business in Hampshire. Sarah’s passion is for creating artistic natural environments drawing inspiration from masters of the craft such as Antonio Gaudi and César Manrique. Sarah, who won her ninth gold medal at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show this year with her Monaco Garden, has created ‘Finding Unity’ for the Japan event. Her design offers a contemporary European interpretation of ‘motifs’ for peace - the Japanese Hill and Pond, the Greek Elysium Fields and the English Picturesque. On one level the garden aims to be a place of sanctuary and quiet contemplation where one can seek peace of mind. However it also sets out to find common philosophy of garden design across different cultures, i.e. the idealised landscape, hills and mountain, woodland, river and fields. And it is a celebration of space, defined and framed by hard and soft elements representing yin and yang, a world of opposites that create unity and peace.