RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
The 2024 RHS Chelsea Flower Show medals are in…
The awarded medals for the 2024 RHS Flower Show have been announced.
Environment
The new RHS Environmental Innovation Award goes to World Child Cancer garden
Designed by Giulio Giorgi, the World Child Cancer Nurturing Garden wins the new award that recognises efforts made to reduce footprint at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
The 2024 RHS Chelsea Octavia Hill Garden wins inaugural RHS Children’s Choice Award
Designed by Ann-Marie-Powell, for Blue Diamond and the National Trust, the Octavia Hill Garden has won the new RHS Children’s Choice Award.
Interview
Honor Reekie guides us through the 2024 RHS Chelsea National Garden Scheme Garden
At the forefront of the build of National Garden Scheme garden for RHS Chelsea, but to date we know surpringly little about Tom Stuart-Smith’s talented project manager, Honor Reekie. Until now…
Plants
Prunus Starlight is the 2024 RHS Chelsea Plant of the Year
The winter and spring flowering ornamental cherry, Prunus Starlight has won the Royal Horticultural Society’s Chelsea Plant of the Year 2024 competition.
RHS
As the new Patron of the Royal Horticultural Society, His Majesty The King will visit the 2024 RHS Chelsea Flower Show
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has announced that His Majesty The King will be the next Patron of the RHS and will be attending this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
Tourism
Floral Feasts for Chelsea in Bloom
London’s flower festival, Chelsea in Bloom, returns with ‘Floral Feasts’ as the 2024 theme.
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
‘The greenest Chelsea Yet’, says Sarah Raven
An advocate for increasing garden biodiversity and advocate for pollinators, Sarah Raven discusses how green ambitions can support thriving plots.
Interview
The lowdown on RHS Chelsea judging with James Alexander Sinclair
With the RHS Chelsea Flower Show fast approaching, we asked renowned RHS Judge, James Alexander Sinclair to share all about the art of judging show gardens.
Plants
Harkness launch new rose ‘Chelsea Pensioner’
Rose breeder, Harkness has launched a new rose named the ‘Chelsea Pensioner’, the colour of which mirrors the iconic scarlet coats of its namesakes.
Events
Highlights of the upcoming Urban Tree Festival
To celebrate the Urban Tree Festival which starts tomorrow, we provide a few festival highlights including two hosted by Gerit Quealy, author of Botanical Shakespeare.
Exhibitions
Royal Horticultural Society Art & Photography show at the Saatchi Gallery in London
Newly created botanical art and photography will be brought together from around the world at Saatchi Gallery in The RHS Botanical Art and Photography Show 2024.
Events
Claire Austin’s Celebration of Flowers
Marking 25 years of her award-winning plant nursery, Claire Austin celebrates with a packed 5-day event featuring leading expert speakers.
Events
Westland sponsor Bord Bia Bloom show garden
Westland Horticulture is sponsoring the Cultivating Talent category of show gardens at this year’s Bord Bia Bloom in Dublin, Ireland
RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival
RHS Feature Garden for RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival will be entirely peat-free
Designed by Arit Anderson, the RHS Feature Garden will be peat-free, from plug to show plot, showcasing what can be achieved using sustainable alternatives.
Exhibitions
Sketch in Bloom in commemoration of the National Gallery bicentenary
To commemorate 200 years of the National Gallery’s, Sketch presents the tenth edition of their innovative floral exhibition ‘Sketch in Bloom’.
Awards
Award winners BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair
BBC Gardeners’ World presenter, Frances Tophill presented awards to designers, landscaping teams & horticulture students for their 2024 BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair show gardens.
Education
The Newt & RHS: Growing a new generation of gardeners
2024 marks The Newt in Somerset’s third year as headline sponsor of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, supporting the RHS in their mission to encourage and improve the practice of horticulture.
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
Highgrove heads to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show
The Highgrove Shop will be exhibiting at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show this year, featuring a display created by sculptor Emma Stothard which will honour the Queen’s two terriers.
Environment
An estimated £2.9million spent on UK gardens, is wasted due to flood risk, says Flood Re
New data from Flood Re suggests that due to low awareness and understanding of flood risks, people in the UK are wasting £2.9 million per year on their gardens.