Arit Anderson wins RHS/BBC People’s Choice award 2026

The people voted and decided that Arit Anderson, designer of the Parkinson’s UK – A Garden for Every Parkinson’s Journey was their Best Show Garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show

The winning garden has been designed for people with Parkinson’s and their loved ones to enjoy while waiting for outpatient care. Arit’s beautiful, joy-filled planting captured the visitor’s and audience’s hearts. The creation of the garden has been an emotional one for Arit, as her sister has the condition. “This is a personal garden for me as my sister is living with Parkinson’s, so I really wanted to raise awareness of this little-understood condition,” said Arit.

Arit Anderson is a garden designer, writer, podcaster and TV presenter. After 25 years in fashion and events, she blended her passions for wellbeing and creativity through gardening. Inspired by her own garden in 2010, she trained at Capel Manor College and won RHS Chelsea Flower Show’s Fresh Talent award in 2013, followed by an RHS Gold medal at RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival in 2016 for a climate-focused garden. Her designs emphasise simplicity and sustainability, displayed in the RHS Peat-Free Garden at RHS Hampton Court in 2024.

Arit is a Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute, an RHS Ambassador and co-founder of the Sustainable Landscape Foundation, using media to champion climate-conscious gardening. Known to many through BBC programmes including Gardeners’ World and Garden Rescue, she combines practical expertise with a warm, accessible style that resonates with a wide audience.

Arit was presented with the Veitch Memorial Medal in 2025 at the RHS Annual Awards Ceremony, at RHS Lindley Hall, London. A strong advocate for sustainability, Arit uses her platform to encourage more environmentally conscious gardening. Through her designs, writing and broadcast work, she highlights the importance of soil health, water conservation and thoughtful plant choices in the face of a changing climate. Her approach reflects a broader belief that gardens can be both beautiful and beneficial, offering spaces that nurture people as well as nature. As a designer and communicator, Arit Anderson continues to inspire audiences to see gardening as a powerful tool for positive change.

The Parkinson’s UK – A Garden for Every Parkinson’s Journey is being relocated to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, a Parkinson’s Centre of Excellence.

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Arit Anderson wins RHS/BBC People’s Choice award 2026

Parkinson’s UK – A Garden for Every Parkinson’s Journey features a curvaceous shelter and twisting ‘hand rill’ surounded by a mixture of joyful and soothing planting

Arit Anderson designed the RHS Peat-Free Feature Garden at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival in 2024

Arit Anderson receiving the Veitch Memorial Medal in 2025 at the RHS Annual Awards Ceremony, at RHS Lindley Hall, London, presented by Keith Weed, RHS President

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