RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025: Best in Show and medal winners ...
Discover all the medal results for the Show Gardens and designers at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025
www.gardenersworld.comHere’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.