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Frequently Asked Questions

Here are the answers to your most frequently asked questions.

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Early Bird Rates (26 February – 29 March 2025)

  • Professional and Open categories: £185 (ex VAT) per entry.
  • Discounted rate of £155 (ex VAT) per entry for LI members who are sole traders or work in the public or third sector (including voluntary groups, charities, and NGOs).
  • Student categories are free to enter.

Standard Rates (30 March – 24 May 2025)

  • Professional and Open categories: £205 (ex VAT) per entry.
  • Discounted rate of £175 (ex VAT) per entry for LI members who are sole traders or work in the public or third sector (including voluntary groups, charities, and NGOs).
  • Student categories are free to enter.

Entry registration and payment, as well as online submissions, will close on Sunday 24 May 2026 at 23:59 (BST).

There will be no extension.

Entry criteria are stated on each individual award page. Additional information is signposted from the Submit your entry page.

When selecting the category on the external award entry site, click on “download blank entry PDF for reference” to view the questions that will be asked to make a submission.

Full guidance is given on the Submit your entry page.

Submissions entered for the Open Category awards are open to entries from individuals and organisations globally, as long as somebody in the team is a Landscape Institute (LI), British Association of Landscape Industries (BALI) or Society of Garden+Landscape Designers (SGLD) member with the exception of the Dame Sylvia Crowe and Landscape Legacy Awards, which do not require an LI member.

Except where stated in the specific category details, submissions entered for the Professional Category awards must be the work of an individual chartered, fellow or academic member of the Landscape Institute (LI), British Association of Landscape Industries (BALI) or Society of Garden+Landscape Designers (SGLD) or an office, department or section headed by a chartered member of the LI, BALI or SGLD.

You can enter all Open Categories listed here.

Only Student Members of the Landscape Institute can enter Student Awards. It is free to become a Student Member.

We ask all participants to submit projects that they have worked on individually. Group projects are prohibited from entry.

We are aware that the entry process can be complex and you might need to check some details before submission. The LI Awards team is happy to help. Contact us here.

  1. PDF File upload
    • Provide a single submission document (a maximum of 20, A3/A4 pages) to showcase your work and support your entry.
    • This may include images, reports, plans or other materials.
    • The PDF file upload limit is 100MB.
    • Please note, that PDFs more than 20 pages may be disregarded by the judges.
    • For the Student Dissertation category, the full dissertation should be submitted to be reviewed by the judges. The dissertation should be submitted in the original format and does not need to meet the limitation of 20, A3 pages.
  1. Upload 3 to 10 images
    • Images should be a minimum of 300dpi with high resolution.
    • At least 3 images should be in landscape orientation.
    • Images should showcase your entry.
    • It is important to supply high quality imagery to showcase project and for it to be featured in promotional material.
    • For each image, you will need to provide a brief description and image credit.
    • Only provide images that the LI has the right to use.

Yes, you can make changes to your submitted entry up until the submission date.

After making edits, scroll to the bottom of the page and click “Save + Close.” This will update your entry with the latest changes.

The LI Awards ceremony will be held at:

The Brewery
52 Chiswell Street,
London,
EC1Y 4SD

Date: Friday, 13 November 2025.

Registration for the LI Awards ceremony will open in March 2026.

Finalists will be announced in August 2026.

Winners will be announced on Friday, 16 November 2026 at the LI Awards ceremony.

Landscape Institute Award finalists and winners will receive publicity through our various channels, including our website, social media and email. We will also publicise all winners in our quarterly journal and in industry media publications.