Words & Pictures | Recent media coverage

A recent interview in the Society Of Garden & Landscape Designers Garden Design Journal | July 2026

‘What are you working on?’ | SGLD Garden Design Journal, July 2026

Exploring native planting and industrial materials at The Oast House project in The Kentish Weald | Article posted above

SGLD Members log-in: https://sgld.org.uk/garden-design-journal/digital-editions/gdj-july-2026

Educator profile | Guest Lecturer at The Inchbald School of Design in London

https://www.inchbald.co.uk/about/team/mark-hardy

Spilling the tea with Emma Morley, Director at Trifle*- Interior Design Studio in London | June 2026

https://www.triflecreative.com/blog/gardening-tips-with-mark-hardy

Honoured to receive a Alumni Achievement Award from The University of Lancashire | June 2026

https://www.lancashire.ac.uk/news/honoraries-2026

https://www.instagram.com/reels/DcOYpqWoA65/

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lancashirealumni-alumniachievementawards-ugcPost-7485649875536179200-Mg-x/

Career talk with House of The Broken Line | September 2026

House Session | Changing career in mid-life

https://www.house.blnhouse.com/events/p/house-session-04-in-conversation-with-mark-hardy

As seen in Dezeen | Profile of Mark Hardy, Garden Design Student at The Inchbald School of Design | 2024

https://www.dezeen.com/2024/03/15/inchbald-school-of-design-architecture-interior-garden-design-dezeen-schoolshows/

A recent article in Kent Life Magazine profiling the work of Mark Hardy Garden Design | February 2026

Legacy coverage for reference:

https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/cowell-appoints-playstation-man-as-syco-marketing-chief/4gc49br3e0tzvxnxp2znvxh4wp

https://www.marketingweek.com/simon-cowells-syco-aims-to-turn-artists-into-brands/

https://www.prweek.co.uk/article/1289344/viber-plans-pr-marketing-push-hire-cmo-mark-hardy

https://www.marketingweek.com/one-direction-becomes-brand-for-first-single/

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/former-games-publishing-leaders-form-new-vr-studio

https://newapi.varindia.com/news/viber-appoints-mark-hardy-as-cmo

Mark Hardy is a Garden & Landscape Designer based in Whitstable, creating characterful residential gardens across Kent, London and the South East.

Prior to becoming a Garden Designer, Mark had a long career in Marketing & PR at some of the worlds most powerful brands, including The Walt Disney Company, Sony PlayStation, Sony Music, Syco Music, Viber and Technicolor Creative Studios. He is an advocate for Mid-life career changing and regularly speaks on this topic.

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