Here’s a concise update on Chelsea Flower Show 2025 recent news and highlights.
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Dates and general outlook: Chelsea Flower Show took place from May 20 to May 24, 2025, continuing as the RHS’s flagship horticultural event in London. This aligns with prior scheduling continuity despite other RHS changes in 2025.[1][3]
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Key designers and themes: Monty Don designed his first Chelsea Show garden in 2025, collaborating with Form Plants on the RHS and Radio 2 Dog Garden, with themes around innovation and natural landscapes under the banner “your space, your story”. The Avanade Intelligent Garden by Tom Massey and Je Ahn explored AI-assisted gardening and a future-focused, data-enabled garden vision.[3]
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Show gardens and features: Chelsea 2025 featured a mix of 16 confirmed Show Gardens, including large and medium formats from designers like Nigel Dunnett, Jo Thompson, and Baz Grainger, plus Chelsea Pensioners’ Garden and other community-focused projects. The event also included non-judged Feature Gardens and a notable shift toward sustainability and biodiversity with the Green Audit and Environmental Innovation Award introduced that year.[1][3]
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Notable coverage and trends: Coverage highlighted standout planting choices like foxgloves and daisies across multiple gardens, with press days revealing abundant planting and design innovations, including dog-friendly themes and gardens tied to charitable causes (e.g., Garden of Compassion, The King’s Trust Garden).[4][3]
If you’d like, I can pull a quick, focused summary of the top 5 show gardens and the new sustainability awards with citations.
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div We are delighted to announce that the Chelsea Pensioner Garden, designed by Dave Green and supported by London Square Developments, has been awarded Gold in the Small Show Gardens category at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025. This deeply personal garden has been created in partnership with the Royal Hospital Chelsea and shaped through the voices and experiences of the Chelsea Pensioners. It reflects over 330 years of heritage as a home for “soldiers broken by age and war,” while offering a...
chelsea-pensioners.co.ukContractor: Landscape Associates Media Contact: Julie Moon Media Contact Details: 07769960966 / [email protected] The Avanade ‘Intelligent’ Garden, Chelsea’s first garden with embedded AI, will showcase cutting- edge technology for urban garden management. An AI assistant, which will act as a copilot to the … Visitors can explore this technology through an innovative pavilion made from sustainable mycelium panels and interact with the garden via a digital twin. The AI will enable both...
www.rhs.org.ukEverything we know so far about the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025, including who is designing the gardens and the causes they focus on.
www.gardensillustrated.comWe got a first look at the beautiful planting displays on press day
www.countryliving.comThe world-famous flower show returns in May
www.housebeautiful.comThe RHS Chelsea Flower Show continues to showcase the pinnacle of horticultural excellence, with stunning designs, inspiring ideas, and glorious blooms.
batterseapowerstation.co.ukWhat you need to know before the show – a look at all the trends and themes, and outlines what to expect and look out for at RHS Chelsea 2025
www.gardensillustrated.comDiscover all the medal results for the Show Gardens and designers at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025
www.gardenersworld.com