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Shows / RHS Chelsea Flower Show

RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026

19–23 May 2026 London, United Kingdom
46
Gardens
57
Designers
33
Awarded

About

The RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 returns to the Royal Hospital Chelsea, London, from the 19th–23rd of May 2026, showcasing the very best in garden design, horticultural innovation, and sustainable landscaping. Organised by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), this world-famous event attracts designers, growers, and garden lovers from across the globe. Expect a dazzling array of plants, floral displays, and cutting-edge gardening trends that highlight the future of sustainable and climate-resilient design. The Chelsea Flower Show 2026 Show Gardens will be the main attraction, offering a stunning mix of creativity and craftsmanship. These large-scale gardens along the iconic Main Avenue will feature award-winning designers presenting innovative concepts that balance beauty with biodiversity. From eco-friendly garden designs and urban green spaces to tranquil wildlife havens, each garden will tell a unique story through plants, textures, and structure. Visitors can also explore the smaller Sanctuary and Artisan Gardens, which demonstrate how inspired design can thrive even in compact city spaces. Whether you’re a passionate gardener, landscape designer, or simply love nature, the Chelsea Flower Show 2026 promises inspiration, sustainability, and spectacular garden ideas for every visitor.
Gardens

46 gardens catalogued

Show Gardens 9

  • A show garden with two curved, earth-toned structures, abundant meadow planting with purple and pink flowers, and a gravel path.
    360° tour available
    Lady Garden Foundation 'Silent No More' Garden
    Darren Hawkes
  • A vibrant show garden features a curving timber path with an abstract metal sculpture nestled among lush plantings of pink roses, purple alliums, and red poppies.
    360° tour available
    Parkinson's UK - A Garden for Every Parkinson's Journey
    Arit Anderson
  • A contemporary garden with a contorted pine tree, a timber pavilion, and a naturalistic pond with a small waterfall flowing from a light concrete deck.
    360° tour available
    The Asthma and Lung UK Breathing Space Garden
    Angus Thompson
  • A large carved wooden earth goddess sculpture with branch hair reclines among ferns, grasses, and yellow and white wildflowers.
    360° tour available
    The Campaign to Protect Rural England Garden: 'On the Edge'
    Sarah Eberle
  • A naturalistic show garden features a timber path leading through lush mixed planting and a rust-coloured metal pergola to a shingle-clad structure.
    360° tour available
    The Children's Society Garden
    Patrick Clarke
  • A modern show garden features a grey mushroom pavilion, white flowering tree, and a concrete path through naturalistic yellow, blue, and silver planting.
    360° tour available
    The Eden Project: Bring Me Sunshine Garden
    Harry Holding, Alex Michaelis
  • A naturalistic show garden with a concrete archway framed by abundant tall white, yellow, blue, and pink wildflowers and grasses, with a winding path.
    360° tour available
    The Killik & Co 'A Seed in Time' Garden
    Baz Grainger
  • A lush, naturalistic show garden features tall trees with reddish peeling bark, large grey-green leaves, dark red spiky flowers, and drifts of yellow, purple, and white blooms.
    360° tour available
    The Tate Britain Garden
    Tom Stuart-Smith
  • A tranquil Japanese garden with a black timber gate and circular cutouts, white raked gravel, green moss mounds, natural boulders, and vibrant Japanese maples.
    360° tour available
    Tokonoma Garden - Sanumaya no Niwa (砂沼や の 庭)
    Kazuyuki Ishihara

Small Show Gardens 4

  • A contemporary garden features a verdigris copper water channel, lush foliage, a fig tree, purple foxgloves, pink wildflowers, and stone blocks.
    360° tour available
    Addleshaw Goddard: Flourish in the City
    Joe Carey, Laura Carey
  • A contemporary Australian arid garden features a large curved timber pergola structure, rust-coloured corten steel walls, red gravel, and native plants.
    360° tour available
    Journey Beyond the Tracks: From Adelaide to Perth
    Maximillian Parker-Smith
  • A contemporary small show garden features a leaf-shaped canopy over a white dining table and wooden chairs on a multi-level flagstone patio, surrounded by naturalistic green planting with purple and red flowers.
    360° tour available
    The Boodles Garden (2026)
    Catherine MacDonald
  • A small show garden with a curved woven timber archway over wooden benches and a gravel path, bordered by green plants and white, yellow, and blue flowers.
    360° tour available
    Trussell's Together Garden
    Rob Hardy

Feature Gardens 3

  • A modern garden features a large grey water bowl, lush green foliage with pink foxgloves, and two shiny silver stools on a gravel path.
    RHS x CITI Season of Abundance
    Imogen Perreau
  • A sculptural garden features tall, undulating mounds in terracotta red and ochre orange, surrounding a metal dining table and chairs, with pine trees and sparse green plants.
    360° tour available
    The Project Giving Back Garden
    James Basson
  • A rustic yellow house with a corrugated metal roof is surrounded by an abundant, informal garden filled with a mix of green foliage, wildflowers, and flowering perennials in yellow, white, and purple.
    The RHS and The King's Foundation Curious Garden
    Frances Tophill

All About Plants 5

  • A vibrant garden showcases a wooden greenhouse, a timber picnic table, and flowering perennials in purple, yellow, and pink.
    360° tour available
    Cleary Gottlieb: Time for Creativity
    Christina Cobb
  • A naturalistic garden features layered slate steps leading to a tall, dark abstract bat ear sculpture, surrounded by lush planting with dark purple foliage, white flowers, and delicate pink and white wildflowers in black planters.
    360° tour available
    The Bat Conservation Trust's Nocturnal Garden
    Melanie Hick
  • A lush, terraced garden featuring a gold sculptural chair, stacked terracotta pots, and abundant mixed perennial flowers in a spectrum of colours.
    360° tour available
    The Plant Heritage Missing Collector Garden
    Will Murray, Kate Campbell, Sally-Anne Rees
  • A naturalistic woodland garden features a dirt path leading to a carved wooden bench on a cobbled area, surrounded by lush green trees, ferns, wild grasses, and delicate pink and purple wildflowers.
    360° tour available
    Woodland Trust: Forgotten Forests Garden
    Ashleigh Aylett
  • A naturalistic garden features a winding stone stepping path through lush green and yellow foliage, surrounded by large boulders and a unique gabion-style wall.
    360° tour available
    YoungMinds Garden
    Charlie Chase

Container Gardens 5

  • A contemporary container garden features a curved corten steel bench, pink gravel, a concrete water feature, and blossoming trees with varied herbaceous plants.
    360° photo available
    Alzheimer's Society: Microbes and Minds Garden
    Tina Worboys
  • A lush container garden featuring an ornate green archway, weathered copper planters overflowing with dense green foliage, and a cream tiled patio with a green octagonal pattern.
    360° photo available
    Flood Re: Contain the Rain Garden
    John Howlett
  • A vibrant container garden with teal raised planters spelling 'HELLO ST IVES', an orange wall, terracotta-effect paving, and colourful mixed flowers.
    360° tour available
    The Seasalt Painted Garden
    Lynn James
  • A modern container garden features red brick planters, walls, seating, a rusted metal arch, and a rain chain, with a gravel path and diverse green and purple plants.
    360° tour available
    The Sightsavers Garden: We Start With Sight But We Don’t Stop There
    Peter Karn, Sarah Fisher, Janice Molyneux
  • A romantic container garden features a brick wall with copper pipes, lush pink roses, hostas, a copper water feature, and a small metal bistro set on a gravel and stone patio.
    360° photo available
    The Whittard of Chelsea Garden
    Ollie Pike

Balcony Gardens 5

  • A lush balcony garden featuring a large potted tree, a wooden potting bench, wicker chairs, and abundant plants against a decorative wall.
    360° tour available
    A Little Garden of Shared Knowledge sponsored by Viking
    Katerina Kantalis
  • A balcony garden has dark wood planters with copper bands, vibrant flowers, ferns, and a birch tree, against a beige wall.
    360° tour available
    Fettercairn: The Angels' Share
    May Starey
  • A modern naturalistic balcony garden features a black log wall with a window, white relief art, a bee hotel, and diverse green planting in wooden and copper containers.
    360° tour available
    Hedgerow in the Sky - Tech Mahindra
    Sarah Mayfield, Monika Greenhough
  • A cozy, naturalistic balcony garden features a timber-clad cabin, a multi-stemmed tree in a large wicker planter, and various potted plants surrounding rustic wooden furniture on a black deck.
    360° tour available
    Tales from the Riverbank Garden
    Susie Kennedy, Kate Henning
  • A contemporary balcony garden with a lit brick wall, black metal railing, a wooden bench, and diverse plants in rust-coloured and dark green planters.
    360° tour available
    The Transient Garden
    Rebecca Lloyd Jones

Houseplant Studios 6

  • A peach-coloured wooden studio with a corrugated metal roof is surrounded by a diverse collection of potted cacti, euphorbias, and succulents on a gravel path and wooden deck.
    360° tour available
    An Ode To Endurance
    Natalia Drezek, Jinhyun Ahn
  • A lush houseplant studio featuring multi-tiered terracotta planters overflowing with diverse tropical foliage, set against a pale pink building.
    360° tour available
    Hanging Gardens of Botanica
    Alice Dobie, Alexanda Goodman, Eden Leo, Nadia Saddiq, Rosie Vardy, Tom Vardy
  • A bright yellow octagonal houseplant studio with a cedar shingle roof and glass doors stands on a wooden deck, surrounded by potted ponytail palms, pink anthuriums, and other lush foliage.
    360° tour available
    Heliotropic Carousel
    John Kitchin
  • An opulent houseplant studio featuring a lit Aphrodite sculpture, a red velvet bench, and lush tropical plants surrounded by red and pink decor.
    360° tour available
    Lovehoney presents: Aphrodite's Hothouse
    James Whiting
  • A tranquil garden features a wooden studio cabin, green roof, suspended daybed, wooden seating, lush planting, and natural boulders.
    The Composer's Cabin
    Martha Krempel
  • A dark green timber conservatory with a cedar shingle roof, surrounded by large terracotta pots planted with lush foxgloves and tall tree ferns.
    The Conservatory

Great Pavillions 3

  • An indoor garden with an open timber frame structure, a black circular viewing window, and wildflowers in rust-coloured raised beds.
    360° tour available
    Bringing Nature Home
    Dave Green
  • A lush, circular show garden with archways of white climbing roses, beds of pink and yellow bush roses, and neatly clipped green box hedges edged with woven wicker.
    Cotswold-inspired circular garden
  • The 'Feast' garden features a long white dining table amidst edible plants and flowers, with colourful hanging produce and birch trees.
    360° photo available
    Feast

Garden Features 1

  • Vibrant garden with tall, colorful spiral hand sculptures against a bright pink wall, a pink gravel path, and mixed wildflowers.
    360° tour available
    Saatchi Gallery 2026
    Naomi Ferrett-Cohen

Showground Installations 2

  • A dark green Range Rover SUV is nestled in naturalistic planting featuring pale pink valerian, white and purple foxgloves, and tall columnar trees.
    360° tour available
    The Range Rover Cloister
    Alexandra Noble
  • A vibrant showground garden featuring a dense, naturalistic planting of white rock roses, purple larkspur, blue borage, and silver-grey foliage.
    Understoreys
    Jacopo Ducato Ruggeri

Trade Stands 3

  • A timber trade stand with a green roof and a multi-tiered wooden bird and bat tower, surrounded by white, orange, and purple wildflowers and carved posts with rope.
    360° tour available
    Niche Trade Stand
    Callum Corrie
  • A contemporary trade stand garden with light timber decking, a large terracotta pot with green plants, lounge chairs, and a cream wall.
    360° tour available
    Nth Degree Clerkenwell Tradestand
    Tomoko Kawauchi
  • A contemporary garden trade stand features a black-clad building with the Spacelift logo, a light grey tiled patio, modern seating, and lush architectural planting with small trees, grasses, and lavender.
    360° tour available
    Spacelift Chelsea Tradestand
    Matt Keightley
Location

Where it happens

Royal Hospital
Chelsea
London
SW3 4SL
United Kingdom
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