RHS CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW

PREVIEW

RHS CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW

What does this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show have in store, as it makes a triumphant return to May?

The Wilderness Foundation UK Garden, All About Plants, Designed by Charlie Hawkes

The RHS Chelsea Flower Show is returning this spring! After cancelling the show in 2020 and holding a virtual show in its place, followed by a postponed show in September last year, Chelsea is back in our calendars for May – and the RHS is not holding back. The show gardens are set to make a splash, focusing on themes from rewilding to mental health to soil.

Taking place from 24 to 28 May on the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, the RHS Chelsea Flower – sponsored by The Newt in Somerset – will offer isitors a ariety of plants and fl oral displays in he reat a ilion ideas for their own homes in the Houseplant Studios, and inspiration for their outdoor spaces with show gardens on Main Avenue, plus the Sanctuary ardens and those in the new ll out lants cate ory.

DO NOT MISS

Kingston Maurward The Space Within Garde

esi ned y ichelle Williams, this anctuary arden will e lled with spectacular plants, with Mediterraneaninspired planting scheme accompanied by specimen architectural plants and trees. Wildlife habitats will form the boundary of this sanctuary. he ardens roup s ound ury ardens centre has supplied in ston Maurward College with some of the plants for this garden, as has Holme for ardens and oulds arden entre. arden entre.

A Textile Garden for Fashion Revolution, All About Plants, Designed by Lottie Delamain

The Mothers for Mothers

Garden, ‘This Too Shall

Pass’, All About

Plants, Designed by

Pollyanna Wilkinson

NEW AT CHELSEA

All About Plants

For its 2022 show, the RHS has created new category All About lants to cha pion the ene ts of our reenery. our ardens will feature, complementing the offerings from various nurseries e hi itin in the reat a ilion this year.

Each garden has been created by a debut designer to Chelsea and will celebrate the work of a charity. Andy Smith-Williams has focused on the power of plants to reconnect communities in The ore rts ront arden e olution where ottie ela ain s e tile arden for ashion e olution e plores how plants are essential to the textile industry. or er counsellor ollyanna Wil inson will e e plorin the mental health of new mothers in The Mothers for others arden his oo hall ass whilst harlie aw es he Wilderness oundation arden de onstrates how plants connect us to the natural world.

Two alstroemeria plants

ari o lstroe eria s owner and head nurseryman Alec White has announced that the brand, which has been rowin in the since it was rst founded in 1938, will be launching two new alstroe eria products at this year s show. lstroe eria ittle iss une and lstroe eria ittle iss onnie ha e een na ed after lec s paternal and aternal rand others. The size of both varieties will eventually e c which ari o lstroe eria says makes them ideal for containers, balconies and patios, as well as borders. They will also repeat from May until November. www.parigoalstroemeria.co.uk ◗

13 INTERVIEW Liz Williams, The Horticultural Trade Association 18 FOOD FOR THE WIN Andrew Burton 19 TALKING TRENDS The Giftware Association 20 FLOWERTRIALS 2022 The return of the in-person show 22 ADOPTING AUGMENTED REALITY Garden Connect 24 ALL ABOARD! The return of coach trips at Bosworth 27 CARING FOR THE COMMUNITY The Gardens Group 29 TOP OF THE RANGE TREATS Border Biscuit – brand refresh

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