Designed by Sam Outing

Inspired by the energy of the Show and the RHS’s commitment to biodiversity and sustainability, Sam’s vibrant planting celebrates the seasonal crescendo of May, combining bold foliage, dynamic colour, and pollinator-rich plantings to create a cohesive visual and ecological link between the Show Gardens and the surrounding landscape. Designed to be both impactful and replicable, the scheme balances resilience with beauty, supporting pollinators and enhancing the showground’s ecological legacy while offering visitors an engaging and inspiring feast for the eyes. 

Designed by Katie Lewis & Ernst van Jaarsveld, The Newt in Somerset

The garden showcases sculptural succulents, indigenous to South Africa, set in an evocation of their semi-desert habitat. The Karoo Succulent Garden showcases a few unique microclimates and the extraordinary, resilient plants that each sustains. Visitors can explore shimmering quartz fields, a quiver tree forest on a shale hill, and take in native species from butter bush to fan aloes. Shaped by hardship born of drought, these waterwise plants thrive in the face of adversity. Designed to resonate and inspire as the world gets warmer, there’s much to learn here for the modern gardener. 

Designed by Darcey Fleming and Naomi Ferrett-Cohen. Sponsored by HSBC UK

Abstract sculptures occupy a garden evocative of the British countryside. The brightly coloured woven works are made from discarded baling twine, donated by farmers living locally to Fleming in Oxfordshire and Berkshire. To create her sculptural forms, Darcy embarks on a repetitive ‘building’ practice – a self-developed weaving process which involves stretching and unravelling the twine to produce masses of material. 

Designed by Max Parker-Smith. Sponsored by UBS.

This immersive installation around The Monument in the Great Pavilion celebrates the work of British nurseries, drawing on the grounding effect of a walk in nature, and the humbling insignificance we might feel in the presence of majestic mountains or ancient woodlands. Clever planting alludes to a host of living landscapes, with each environment designed to evoke a different emotion. Visitors are invited to stroll among manicured avenues of clipped hedging and a formal water rill, then wander into verdant woodlands, momentarily ascend into the Highlands, take a brief pause at a rambler’s rest to admire tender plants, before finishing at a vibrant herbaceous border. A true collaborative effort, the walk through experience brings together four expert nurseries – Kevock Garden Plants, GreenJJam Nurseries, Lincolnshire Pond Plants and Dibleys Houseplants – with additional trees, topiary and herbaceous planting from Hortus Loci.

Created by Hamish Powell.

Inspired by the Victorian frenzy of ‘orchidelirium’, this ambitious overhead display is something of a full-circle moment for the florist, whose own journey with flowers began in the lab, with a plant microbiology degree and a thesis on the evolution of orchid reproduction. Here, blurring the lines between science, storytelling and spectacle, his hanging installation recalls a time when these exotic blooms drove collectors to near obsession, inviting a modern audience to rediscover the wondrous world of orchids in RHS Chelsea Flower Show’s new Orchid Zone. 

Created by Doncaster College.

This vibrant display, featuring large willow globes woven locally from heritage varieties, is dressed in a vibrant array of flowers and foliage representing how floristry becomes a creative portal to a world of possibility. Graduating colour draws the eye through the design, and contrasting textural cubes symbolise the diversity and differing perspectives of our world.