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RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026: Highlights and Award Winners

festival-fair · 2026-05-20

The RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2026, held at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, highlights ten remarkable gardens. One of the stars is Tom Stuart-Smith's Tate Britain Garden, which won a Gold Medal and offers a preview of the Clore Garden launching at Tate Britain in 2027, featuring Barbara Hepworth's 1949 sculpture 'Bicentric Form.' Rob Hardy's Together Garden snagged both a Gold and the Best Construction Award, with plans to relocate to Strabane Foodbank in Northern Ireland. The Eden Project Bring Me Sunshine Garden, designed by Harry Holding and Alex Michaelis, focuses on wellbeing. Sarah Eberle's 'On the Edge,' showcasing a massive sleeping figure from a fallen tree, won Best in Show. The show, open to the public and RHS members, runs until May 23, 2026.

Key facts

  • RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 runs until 23 May 2026 at Royal Hospital Chelsea.
  • Tate Britain Garden by Tom Stuart-Smith won Gold Medal, previews Clore Garden opening 2027 at Tate Britain.
  • Trussell's Together Garden by Rob Hardy won Gold and Best Construction Award.
  • Trussell's Together Garden will relocate to Strabane Foodbank in Northern Ireland.
  • Sarah Eberle's 'On the Edge' garden won Best in Show.
  • Sarah Eberle is the RHS's most awarded designer and among few women to win Best in Show solo.
  • Addleshaw Goddard's 'Flourish in the City' won Best Small Show Garden.
  • Hosta 'Red Ninja' named Plant of the Year 2026.
  • Aspiga launched a capsule collection with RHS for its 20th anniversary.
  • The King's Foundation Curious Garden supported by Sir David Beckham and Alan Titchmarsh.

Entities

Artists

  • Tom Stuart-Smith
  • Barbara Hepworth
  • Rob Hardy
  • Harry Holding
  • Alex Michaelis
  • Sir David Beckham
  • Alan Titchmarsh
  • Naomi Ferrett-Cohen
  • Lucy Gregory
  • Sarah Eberle
  • Joe Carey
  • Laura Carey

Institutions

  • Royal Horticultural Society
  • Royal Hospital Chelsea
  • Tate Britain
  • Clore Duffield Foundation
  • Project Giving Back
  • Trussell
  • Peter Gregory Landscapes
  • Strabane Foodbank
  • Eden Project
  • The King's Foundation
  • Saatchi Gallery
  • Campaign to Protect Rural England
  • Addleshaw Goddard
  • Aspiga
  • Champagne Pommery

Locations

  • London
  • United Kingdom
  • Northern Ireland
  • Strabane
  • Morecambe Bay
  • Cornwall

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