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About the show

May 22–26, 2012

Visitors to the 2012 RHS Chelsea Flower Show got the chance to enjoy modern, inventive gardens, new plants and ingenious new products.

And now you can relive the highlights of the show - and enjoy exclusive behind-the-scenes footage by buying the official Chelsea 2012 DVD.

In the Great Pavilion, RHS Environment featured vertical allotments and clever solutions to problem areas. New food courts and restaurants allowed visitors to relax in style, and 14 evocative show gardens ranged from ‘New English’ design to trendsetting topiary gardens.

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Fascinating facts...

From Gardens of Tomorrow to smuggled gnomes, here's a peek into the show's unique history.
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Buy the Chelsea 2012 DVD

Relive the highlights of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2012 with the official DVD, which includes exclusive behind-the-scenes footage

A brief history of the show

Key facts

It takes 25 days to put the entire show up
Number of exhibitors at first Chelsea - 244
Current exhibitors' total - 550
Hillier Nurseries holds the record for the greatest number of Chelsea Golds - 66 and counting...

The Chelsea Flower Show has been held in the grounds of the Chelsea Hospital every year since 1913, apart from gaps during the two World Wars. It used to be Britain’s largest flower show (it has now been overtaken by Hampton Court), but is still the most prestigious. It is the flower show most associated with the royal family, who attend the opening day every year.