Standout displays and first-timers in the Floral Marquee at RHS Badminton 2026

Most people make a beeline for the plants at the RHS Shows and at the first RHS Badminton Flower Show there is plenty of choice both inside the Floral Marquee, with over 70 exhibitors, and outside in the Plant Village. Here are some of the highlights from the flower show.

Meet the first-timers

With over 70 exhibitors, four Plant Heritage displays and five first-time nurseries, the Floral Marquee at RHS Badminton is filled to the rafters with blooms and bountiful displays. Feature displays by both David Austin Roses and Peter Beales Roses pack a punch of colour and scent, while the Master Grower , the Kitchen Garden Plant Centre , is ready to answer all your burning plant questions.

Middlefield Lavender

Middlefield Lavender is a family‑run business based in the Cotswolds, on the border of Wiltshire and Gloucestershire. They grow a range of lavender varieties and have been cultivating lavender for the past six years. 2026 marks their first season selling directly to the public. Specialising in Lavandula angustifolia ‘Munstead’ , this variety is the main point of interest in their display.

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Follow your nose to enjoy the scents of lavender varieties grown by Middlefield Lavender

Edge Nurseries

Edge Nurseries was established four years ago by a 24‑year‑old grower, Xavier Edge. The business arose from a passion for plants as a hobby and from growing a range of plants in his parents’ garden. Xavier began with lupins , which soon developed into the cultivation of a wide range of plant varieties. It is a small, home‑based nursery located in Leek, within the Staffordshire Moorlands, offering a local delivery service to a loyal customer base. The nursery is run independently, with support from family, and has clear ambitions for future growth, aiming to become a well‑known and respected nursery.

A pretty display of grasses and perennails by Edge Nurseries

Growing Crazy

Growing Crazy is a specialist grower of Pelargoniums with a collection of over 500 varieties collected over the last 30+ years. They are hoping to acquire a National Plant Collection status. Growing Crazy started selling online about five years ago, propagating and growing 100% of their plants. They sell plants via mail order and at plant fairs and shows. The business consists of a small team of three people who run the nursery, but with increasing in numbers at busier times.

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Pelargoniums making a splash on the Growing Crazy display

Rosemeade Nurseries

Rosemeade Nurseries was founded by horticulturist, Barry Grain, who has over 15 years’ experience as a Head Gardener, including at RHS Partner Garden Cholmondeley Castle . Rosemeade was established as an independent retail nursery and has been trading for two years. Approximately 75% of plant stock is produced in‑house, propagated by seed, cuttings

A method of growing new plants from parts of an existing plant, such as sections of root, stem, leaf or bud. When prepared correctly and planted in the right conditions, they can produce roots and eventually become independent plants. There is a wide range of different methods for taking cuttings, depending on the plant and time of year.

and grafting

This involves joining the roots of one plant to the stem of another related plant, so they fuse together to form one plant. There are various methods, all requiring great skill. Grafting is mainly carried out by commercial growers to combine one plant’s qualities of flowering or fruiting (the upper section or scion) with the vigour or resilience of the other (the roots or rootstock). Fruit trees are often grafted, along with a few ornamental shrubs and trees, and in recent years grafted vegetable plants (mainly tomatoes, but also chillies, cucumbers, aubergines, etc) have become available.

, ensuring quality, consistency and provenance. The nursery is focused on growing resilient, well‑balanced plants suited to both gardens and exhibition.

The nursery is managed by Barry, with support from local horticultural students, combining traditional skills with the training of the next generation. Rosemeade specialises in woody plants, with particular emphasis on magnolias, acers, hydrangeas, and Aronia, alongside a broad and carefully curated range of herbaceous perennials, ornamental grasses and ferns.

The National Sweet Pea Society

The National Sweet Pea Society is a registered charity founded in 1900 and run entirely by volunteers. Its nationwide membership includes eminent specialist growers and breeders of Lathyrus odoratus and other Lathyrus species, both annual and perennial

Perennials are plants that live for multiple years. They come in all shapes and sizes and fill our gardens with colourful flowers and ornamental foliage. Many are hardy and can survive outdoors all year round, while less hardy types need protection over winter. The term herbaceous perennial is used to describe long-lived plants without a permanent woody structure (they die back to ground level each autumn), distinguishing them from trees, shrubs and sub-shrubs.

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The Society’s aims are to disseminate knowledge of sweet peas and related species and to encourage, improve and extend their cultivation through scientific trials, exhibitions and displays, publications and educational activities. Committee members and growers are spread across the UK, reflecting the Society’s geographic diversity.

While long‑established teams have previously exhibited at RHS Tatton Flower Show , this is a brand new group in the South of England and Wales, who are preparing to exhibit at major shows, including RHS Badminton. Exhibition plants will be supplied by experienced growers, mentored by Roger Parsons , former National Collection Holder, and Phil Johnson of English Sweet Peas .

Scent and colour will brighten your day on the National Sweet Pea Society display

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