RHS Chelsea Flower Show 22-26 May 2007 
The dates of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2008 are
20-24 May.
Tickets are now on sale
Great Pavilion
Find out about the floral exhibitors and new plants launched at the show.
Gardens
View all the gardens in their full glory and find out the latest trends.
Chic gardens
City gardens
Courtyard gardens
Roof gardens
Show gardens
Further attractions
See what's new in Lifelong Learning, gardening equipment & sundries and floral art.
Lifelong Learning
Floral art
Gardening equipment & sundries
Marshalls Garden Design Forum
BBC coverage
BBC TV, BBC local radio and the BBC gardening website provide
further
coverage of the show.
Find out more
Live coverage
- Buy the official Chelsea 2007 DVD
- Show blog - with exhibitors Chris Bearshaw and Anthea Gutherie NEW
- Timelapse video clips of 2007
- 360-degree panoramic tours of the show gardens
- Video clips - including NEW downloads to mobile devices
- Add your comments to our bulletin board
- Pictures of all the gardens and features
RHS flower shows 2008
RHS Spring Flower Show, Cardiff 18-20 April
Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 8-13 July
RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park 23-27 July
Find out about these and other RHS flower shows
Every year, for five days in May, the grounds of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, are transformed into the fabulous show gardens, inspirational small gardens and vibrant horticultural displays that make up the world’s most famous flower show.
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show is the first event of the summer season and showcases the finest examples of horticultural excellence, created by the best garden designers, plantsmen and plantswomen. It sets the latest gardening trends, is plant breeders favourite place to launch new plants and features the newest and most desirable gardening products.
Designers from across the globe apply to create show gardens and, with a limited number of spaces, only very special designs make it to the show. A committee of horticultural experts meet three times to assess the applications before selecting around 20 show gardens, which will create the impact and spectacle that Chelsea is renowned for.
The smaller gardens, which often act as a platform for up and coming designers, are split into four different categories - the stylish and bold chic gardens, courtyard gardens, which are for rural or semi-rural settings, roof gardens and city gardens, which are sanctuaries for urban dwellers.
Within the Great Pavilion - the centre-piece of the show - more than 100 floral displays create a vision of colours and textures and an explosion of scents. Specialist nurseries and leading exhibitors from all over the world go to great lengths to ensure their blooms are at their very best for show week.
On top of all this, visitors can pick up a wide range of gardening accessories, and many new gardening products make their debut at the show. Those wishing to learn and discover some of the latest scientific developments in horticulture must see the Lifelong Learning exhibits within the Great Pavilion. The latest trends in floral art and floristry can also be seen at the show.
Visit the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and experience the wonder of the greatest flower show on earth
RHS Shows recorded information line: 020 7649 1885