If you’re heading to the show this week or if you’re just after the garden gossip, we’ve got it covered!

The world’s most prestigious flower show kicks off this Tuesday 21st May and ends its spectacular week on Saturday 25th. If you think the Chelsea Flower Show is only for experienced gardeners, then think again because the event is all about creativity, colour, self-expression and making powerful statements through the means of beautiful gardens.

Get inspiration for your own outdoor space from the most exquisite gardens you’ve ever seen, check out some exciting products to help you on your gardening journey and enjoy mixing with other like-minded people!

Here is everything you need to know about this year’s Chelsea Flower Show!

What you need to know:

Must see displays!

Here is a roundup of the most anticipated gardens to be featuring at the show! Make sure you don’t miss out.

The RHS Back to Nature Garden

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The Duchess of Cambridge is getting in on the action and working with award-winning landscape architects Andree Davies and Adam White to design the RHS Garden. Named ‘Back to the Future’, the design aims to celebrate the countryside and encourage families and communities to rediscover nature and highlight how being active in nature can positively impact our physical and mental health. It will coincide with the Duchess’s work to raise awareness of mental health with the Heads Together charity.

‘Gardening Will Save The World’ by IKEA and Tom Dixon

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Tom Dixon and IKEA have teamed up to show how gardening and technology can work hand in hand to save the world! Featuring over 4000 plants on two levels, the garden will allow visitors to experience the contrast of the hyper-natural and hyper-tech. The base garden will display a horticultural laboratory to grow hyper-natural edibles and the second, the raised garden, is a botanical oasis.  It aims to challenge the way society looks at growing and shows that it’s possible to have a place to grow your own plants in the city.

Facebook: Beyond the Screen

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This coastal themed garden is designed to celebrate the positive impact of spending meaningful time on social media and how it enriches the lives of young people. Using the natural connectivity of water and the ocean, it aims to represent the interconnectivity between our online and offline lives and the changes and opportunities that social media has influenced. It has been built specifically for young people and will be re-homed to provide a space where they can connect around shared passions or interests.

Per Oculus Apum – (Through The Eyes of Bees) by McQueens Flowers

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Not only is this a display of beautiful flowers and stunning architecture, but it also invites visitors to see the world through the eyes of a bee! The 20m long by 7m wide tunnel will be planted with British native bee-friendly flowers that will include an upside-down lavender field and feature UV lighting and a honey-scented trail. It aims to inspire visitors to use these types of plants and encourage the fascinating work of bees!

Exhibitors not to be missed!

Now you’ve got some serious garden inspiration, check out these exhibitors that can help you create and maintain the garden of your dreams!

GARDENA

Oxenwood

Food and Drink

Find plenty more food options here!

The Chelsea Late

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And to top it all off, experience the Chelsea Flower Show after hours with The Chelsea Late celebration! Enjoy live music and entertainment in the Ranelagh Gardens from 5.30 onwards on Friday and explore these beautiful gardens in a twilight setting.

So there you have it, everything you need to know about this year’s Chelsea Flower Show! To find out more, or to get those last-minute tickets booked, visit the Chelsea Flower Show website.

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