About RHS Awards and Medals

• Best in Show awards are given to one garden in each judged category, along with RHS Chelsea Garden of the Year

• There are Best Construction awards for Show Gardens

• There are also awards for Best Exhibit in the Great Pavilion, Best Design Studio and Best Tradestand, as well awards for Best Floristry and Best GreenSTEM

Check back to see the awards in May 2027

With the exception of Feature Gardens, all gardens at the show are judged, as are the exhibits in the Great Pavilion. The available awards are:

• Gold

• Silver-gilt

• Silver

• Bronze

Tradestands are awarded a 2–5 grade (5 being the highest).

RHS Environmental Innovation Award

• The award was introduced in 2024 alongside the Green Audit, to recognise Show Gardens which have created low-carbon footprint designs through the use of reclaimed materials and sustainable practices.

Sustainable Excellence Awards

• The RHS Chelsea Sustainable Excellence Awards are open exclusively to tradestand exhibitors at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. They celebrate the horticultural industry’s efforts to promote eco-friendly and ethical consumerism within the gardening sector. 

After the official judging has taken place, show visitors have the opportunity to vote for their favourite gardens, either through a BBC vote for the Show Gardens or the RHS for all other categories. The eligible categories at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2027 are:

• Show Gardens (BBC vote)

• Design Studios (RHS vote)

• ​Balcony and Container Gardens (RHS vote)

• ​More categories to follow

​Check back in May 2027 to cast your vote.

• This annual award celebrates outstanding plants with a new or improved feature, setting them apart from those already on the market.

• ​Floral exhibitors in the Great Pavilion are invited to submit new plants to the competition ahead of the show. Entries are carefully considered by a shortlisting panel of RHS and industry experts, who whittle down the number of contenders

• These shortlisted plants go on to be displayed at the show where, on Press Day, members of our RHS Expert Groups view them and elect a winner