Small-space gardens
Balcony, courtyard and roof-terrace gardens under 30 sq m.
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Balcony Garden
Gold Medal
Best Balcony & Container Garden
Stop 1 of 22A Little Garden of Shared Knowledge sponsored by Viking
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026Designed by Katerina KantalisThis garden has been thoughtfully designed for a well-travelled, retired creative couple with a deep passion for horticulture and the arts. Serving as both a private sanctuary and a welcoming space for friends and family...
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Balcony Garden
Silver Gilt Medal
Stop 2 of 22Fettercairn: The Angels' Share
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026Designed by May StareyAs whisky ages, some liquid is lost to evaporation and this is known as the Angels' Share. The garden takes its inspiration from this journey of liquid from the copper stills to the wooden casks, and the full whisky agei...
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Balcony Garden
Gold Medal
Stop 3 of 22Hedgerow in the Sky - Tech Mahindra
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026Designed by Sarah Mayfield & Monika GreenhoughThe Hedgerow in the Sky garden reimagines the character and biodiversity of British hedgerows within a contemporary urban balcony garden. Layered planting echoes the natural structure of hedgerows, offering year-round in...
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Balcony Garden
Gold Medal
Stop 4 of 22Tales from the Riverbank Garden
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026Designed by Susie Kennedy & Kate HenningTales from the Riverbank offers a river-dwelling bird's-eye view of a young couple's dream - a small but perfectly formed floating home with a fully functioning garden. Away from the hustle and bustle of working life, it...
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Balcony Garden
Silver Gilt Medal
Stop 5 of 22The Transient Garden
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026Designed by Rebecca Lloyd JonesThe Transient Garden demonstrates practical and achievable ideas for creating a relaxing balcony garden within a compact space. It showcases realistic methods of space saving that maximise both comfort and greenery. The...
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Container Garden
Silver Medal
People's Choice Best Balcony / Container Garden
Stop 6 of 22Alzheimer's Society: Microbes and Minds Garden
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026Designed by Tina WorboysInspired by the rural orchards of Worcestershire and Herefordshire, this garden tells the story of apple cider vinegar and its gut health benefits. At its heart stands a beautiful apple tree symbolising 'The Mother', the...
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Container Garden
Gold Medal
Stop 7 of 22Flood Re: Contain the Rain Garden
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026Designed by John HowlettThe Flood Re: Contain the Rain Garden draws inspiration from traditional Persian design, creating a tranquil sanctuary within a compact urban space. Designed for a single person or couple with an environmental conscience...
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Container Garden
Bronze Medal
Stop 8 of 22The Seasalt Painted Garden
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026Designed by Lynn JamesThe garden draws inspiration from the mid-century modernist artists of the St Ives School, a renowned group that included Barbara Hepworth, Ben Nicholson, Peter Lanyon, Patrick Heron, and Bernard Leach - figures whose in...
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Container Garden
Bronze Medal
Stop 9 of 22The Sightsavers Garden: We Start With Sight But We Don’t Stop There
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026Designed by Peter Karn, Sarah Fisher & Janice MolyneuxA sensory sanctuary where thoughtful, innovative design invites us to experience how inclusion, accessibility and belonging benefit everyone.Inspired by Sightsavers' mission to protect sight, eliminate disease, and champ...
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Container Garden
Gold Medal
Stop 10 of 22The Whittard of Chelsea Garden
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026Designed by Ollie PikeImagine a small London courtyard owned by a refined, maverick tea enthusiast. An eclectic mix of containers, each with a colourful patina, has been reclaimed and repurposed into charming planters. Together, they form a c...
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Balcony GardenStop 11 of 22One Element
RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2025Designed by Nadine CharltonIntroducing One Element, a new balcony feature at RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival on behalf of The RHS. We are creating a storyboard historic balcony setting with a contemporary edge, nestled into the surroundin...
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Balcony GardenStop 12 of 22The Quiet Retreat
RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2025Designed by Katerina KantalisA Quiet Retreat is designed for those who work from home, providing a sensory retreat for mental grounding and mindfulness. Warm-coloured flowers and textured foliage create a nurturing environment, while natural materia...
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Balcony GardenStop 13 of 22Whiskers and Wildflowers
RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2025Designed by Elisabeth Wright-McCallaWhiskers and Wildflowers is designed to be a feline paradise and sanctuary for both cats and people. Raised planters let cats climb through grasses, while trees provide height and dappled shade. Filled with beneficial pl...
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Balcony Garden
Silver Gilt Medal
Stop 14 of 22A Space to Read Balcony Garden sponsored by Viking
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025Designed by Freddie Strickland & Ben GiffordA Space to Read Balcony Garden sponsored by Viking is an external reading room for passionate gardeners to take a seat for a little while to read or tend to their collection of much-loved plants. The design aims to evoke...
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Balcony Garden
Silver Medal
Stop 15 of 22Fettercairn Wilderness Retreat
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025Designed by Sonia Kamel, Sally Giles & Helier BowlingInspired by the wilderness of the Scottish Cairngorms landscape, home of Fettercairn distillery, Fettercairn Wilderness Retreat is a balcony garden to ignite the senses and invigorate the soul. Surrounded by wild and ver...
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Balcony Garden
Silver Gilt Medal
People's Choice Best Balcony / Container Garden
Stop 16 of 22Making Life Better With Bees
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025Inspired by Africa and the vital connection between bees, people, and biodiversity, this urban retreat transforms a small space into a pollinator haven. Traditional English and African beehives highlight the role of bees...
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Balcony Garden
Gold Medal
Best Balcony & Container Garden
Stop 17 of 22Navium Marine: Blue Mind Garden
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025Designed by Ashleigh AylettThis garden explores our deep connection to water as humans and the positive impact it brings to our well-being. Inspired by the 'blue mind' – a sense of calm from being close to water. It reimagines how the aspects of w...
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Balcony Garden
Bronze Medal
Stop 18 of 22The ME+EM City Garden
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025Designed by Caroline Clayton & Peter ClaytonGenerous planters clad in moss green and soft pink natural clay tiles overflow with planting designed to catch the soft glow of the late afternoon sun, offering a soothing retreat for the senses. Fragrant plants, perf...
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Balcony Garden
Gold Medal
Stop 19 of 22The Addleshaw Goddard Junglette Garden
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024Designed by Mike McMahon & Jewlsy MathewsThe hardy tropical planting of the balcony mirrors the structural layers of the jungle: the emergent (towering plants), canopy, understorey, and forest floor. The design provides a serene sanctuary, shielding resident...
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Container Garden
Gold Medal
Stop 20 of 22Komorebi Garden
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025Designed by Masa TaniguchiThe theme of the design is Komorebi, a Japanese word for when light pierces through a tree canopy and the gently swaying branches make shadows dance on the ground. A wooden platform is surrounded by a canopy of trees,...
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Container Garden
Silver Gilt Medal
Stop 21 of 22C6
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025Designed by Joshua FentonC6 is all about carbon sequestration, water recycling and being wildlife friendly whilst creating a calming sophisticated space. C6 (carbon has the chemical symbol C and atomic number 6) sequesters 1200kg+ carbon as well...
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Container Garden
Gold Medal
Stop 22 of 22mgr Changing Tides Garden
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024Designed by Lucy Mitchellmgr Changing Tides Garden is a coastal garden that celebrates the resilient plants that have adapted to the harsh conditions found along the strandline (the shoreline above the water), of the UK's vegetated shingle beach...
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