After the exclusive opening for the King and Queen and celebrities on Monday , followed by two days for RHS penis , the RHS Chelsea Flower Show welcomes the general world from Thursday until Saturday . This blossom show , with over a century of history in the soil of the Royal Hospital in London , has become a noted outcome , attracting participation from many UK nurseries , breeder , landscapers , and florists . It is even listed 5th on Kuoni ’s 2024 leaning of world ’s unmissable travel experiences , and up to 168,000 visitors are expected each year .
The King in the Great Pavilion admiring the Raymond Evison Clematis stomach
see King and QueenOn Monday , King Charles III and Queen Camilla visited the RHS Chelsea Flower Show , an yearly visit which Their Majesties have savour for many age . The purple coupe visit several garden , stands , and plant the great unwashed exhibit at the show , like the bandstand of Raymond Evison Clematis , David Austin Roses , Harkness Roses , and of The Farewell Flowers Directory .
David Austin Roses unveiled the unveiled ' The King ’s Rose ' , in backup of the King ’s Foundation and Harkness Roses demonstrate theirRosa ' Catherine ’s Rose , a new potpourri honouring the Princess of Wales . At the Highgrove Shop stand , the King met David Beckham , embassador for The King ’s Foundation . In The Great Pavilion , the Queen explored the first - everfuneral floristry exhibitin the show ’s 112 - yr history , contrive by The Farewell Flowers Directory .
See below the 34 - instant video on The Majesties visit andClick here to study the complete article on their sojourn .
Eager to learn which royal have visited the show in preceding old age ? See the Instagram post below .
AwardsAnd there is when there is the RHS Chelsea Flower Show , you also say awards and medals .
RHS Chelsea Plant of the Year 2025This annual laurels celebrates owing plants with a young or improved feature , setting them aside from those already on the market . flowered exhibitors in the Great Pavilion , which is at the middle of the RHS Chelsea showgroudn , were invited to submit unexampled plant to the rival in advance of the Show . Entries were carefully consider by a shortlisting panel of RHS and diligence experts , who whittled down the number of competitor to less than 20 . These shortlisted plants then run low on to be exhibit at the Show where , on Press Day , members of our RHS Expert Groups viewed them and elect a succeeder .
The judge ' determination was found on three criteria : novelty and conception , garden public presentation , and belike appealingness for UK gardeners . The final vote is informed by the entry information posit ahead of the Show , and the ' wow ' factor of the plant on display .
victor : Philadelphus Petite Perfume Pink ( ' P1 ' )
Philadelphus Petite Perfume Pink ( ' P1 ' )
Joint second place : Hosta ' Silly String ' ( Breeder : Hans Hansen ( Walter ’s Gardens ) . shower : Sienna Hosta . Supplier : Fairweather ’s Nursery ) , and Salvia Tropicolour Sunrise ( ' Tropog021 ' ) ( Tropicolour Series )
Hosta ' Silly String ' and Salvia Tropicolour Sunrise
Click here for more information on the winner and the 2025 finalists .
These and all the shortlist plant can be seen on the RHS Chelsea Flower Show Plant of the Year show in the Great Pavilion .
And when talking about the Great Pavilion , it used to be one giant marquee , name as the world ’s biggest collapsible shelter in the Guiness Book of Records . Since the mid-90s it has been a combination of three structures joined together to create 12,570 m² of expo space and even treat the 13 grand eminent Monument . The Pavilion confine over 500 exhibitioner from around the world . It house the All About Plants gardens and the Monument installation , the Discovery Zone as well as all the floral exhibitors . Here are some of the other highlight from this year inside the Great Pavilion .
RHS Chelsea Sustainable Excellence Awards 2025Other awards presented were the RHS Chelsea Sustainable Excellence Awards 2025 , given exclusively to Show exhibitioner . These award recognize businesses and products that are open up planet - favorable practices and exemplifying the highest standard of sustainability .
Winner ofSustainable Business of the Year2025 : POTRWinner ofSustainable Garden Product of the Year2025 : Sneeboer Trading : Garden ScoopWinner ofSustainable Lifestyle Product of the Year2025 : MONC : MONC Eyewear
Click here to instruct more about the succeeder and the 2025 finalist .
And more medals and awardsDuring the show , many medals were handed out too . To many to heel in this clause , butclick to see all medal and award succeeder .
JudgingEver wondered how the judges choose the medal - make headway gardens at RHS Shows ? From how judges make their decisions to what occur during show hebdomad , explore the intimate workings of the RHS Shows Judging board and find out in the video below and inthis articlewhat it takes to win those highly regarded medals .
ExhibitorsOn May 14 , the trade exhibitors begin setting up their stands and set out quick for the show . Eager to see all exhibitors?Click here . And what about the installations?Click here to see all installations .
RHS Letters installation – " a kaleidoscopic authorship that bring together some 5,000 flowers , including a number of unusual salmagundi of Protea and Heliconia . Their bright and harmonious tone collide produce an enchanting ombré effect . "
Chelsea - hot topic in the UK newsIn summation to the legion newsworthiness clause available on the RHS Chelsea website , extensive coverage of the show , the stands , and much more can be found across British media .
The BBC , for example , featuredan articleon Surreal Succulents , a nursery from Cornwall , which has just won its fifth consecutive gold medal . The nursery has achieved amber at each of the last five shows , including the RHS Plant of the Year prize in 2022 . In the article , boss Daniel Michael talk over the preparations and challenges take in stick ready for the show .
Also articles with a vital promissory note have been published , like the one in the Daily Mail , suppose that theRHS Chelsea is invade by influencers and world stars .
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