A Chelsea pensioner views the Parkinson’s UK – A Garden for Every Parkinson’s Journey
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show, widely regarded as the most prestigious of Britain’s flower shows, is now under way in London.
Held in the grounds of Royal Hospital Chelsea, this year’s event features cutting-edge garden design, large-scale floral displays and innovative planting schemes inspired by sustainability, wellbeing and climate resilience.
Baz Grainger sits in the centre of his garden design
Designers from around the world are showcasing everything from minimalist spaces to gardens celebrating British wildlife and mental health awareness.
The Killik & Co ‘A Seed in Time’ Garden, designed by Baz Grainger, offers a calm and restorative space for families while drawing on Britain’s wetland heritage and the realities of climate change.
A man wearing the traditional scarlet uniform of the Chelsea pensioners sits among the flowers of the “The Campaign to Protect Rural England Garden: On The Edge” show garden on Press Day at the Chelsea Flower Show on May 18, 2026 in London,
Among the highlights are royal-themed gardens, rare plant displays and new rose varieties unveiled especially for the show, which attracts leading horticultural experts, celebrities and thousands of visitors each year.
Soprano and avid gardener Natalie Rushdie performed for the early visitors
Penny Plane, Bobby Brazier, Tamara Beckwith Veroni, Alex Kingston, Joanna Lumley, Clare van Dam and Lauren Jolly gathered at the Lady Garden Foundation ‘Silent No More’ Garden – designed to spark conversations on gynaecological health
Dame Mary Berry was among the celebrity guests attending press day
Alan Titchmarsh holds the gnome he painted to raise money for the RHS Campaign for School Gardening
Baroness Floella Benjamin and Sir Brian May also painted gnomes to be auctioned
Television presenter Angela Rippon posed with Morecambe and Wise homage act, Eric and Little Ern, at The Eden Project: Bring Me Sunshine Garden, designed by Harry Holding and Alex Michaelis as a celebration of renewal, resilience and optimism
Singer Will Young was spotted in The Bat Conservation Trust’s Nocturnal Garden
Artist Grayson Perry made a playful appearance in floral dungarees, bringing a bold splash of colour and personality
Writer, television presenter and journalist Dawn O’Porter also embraced the floral theme in her choice of outfit
Food journalist Mark Diacono and TV personality Myleene Klass joined garden designer Catherine MacDonald at The Boodles Garden
British designer Kelly Hoppen posed for photographs with two residents of the Royal Hospital Chelsea
Ruth Langsford and Alexandra Burke
Vanessa Feltz and Cherie Blair
A visitor looks at some of the entries to the floristry category
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