Oceanic Gardening Initiative: RHS to Move Horticultural Display to the Ocean Floor in Preparation for Chelsea Flower Show 2025
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has announced an exciting lineup for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025, with several new gardens under the 'All About Plants' category celebrating the natural landscapes of the British Isles. This year, the All About Plants gardens will be located outside in the showground for the first time, offering visitors a chance to immerse themselves in the beauty of the British flora.
One of the most anticipated gardens is the Songbird Survival Garden, designed by Nicola Oakey for UK charity SongBird Survival. This garden aims to provide nesting material, shelter, and food for birds, highlighting the UK's declining songbird population. The garden will feature bird-friendly planting, including arctic bramble, grasses, and yew hedges.
Another noteworthy exhibit is the Wildlife Trusts' British Rainforest Garden, designed by Zoe Claymore. This garden aims to evoke the rainforests that once covered the British west coast. It will feature a two-metre moss wall and a waterfall amidst naturalistic planting, including the UK's only native ocean plant, seagrass.
Helena Pettit, director of shows, commercial, and innovation at the RHS, stated that the RHS Chelsea Flower Show allows designers to offer a different perspective on garden design. She mentioned that the designs at the show are a wonderful example of sustainable gardening inspiration.
In addition to the new gardens, the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025 will feature several notable exhibits. The Great Pavilion will showcase the Benton End Irises, featuring specimens and botanical illustrations by Sarah Cook, as well as the Raymond Evison Display, showcasing the 'Crystal Fountain' clematis. Rose displays, known for their fragrance and visual appeal, will also be a highlight of the event.
The RHS has chosen a small mock orange in pink as the Plant of the Year 2025. Sustainable and carbon-conscious gardens will also be a focus, with the C6 Garden by Joshua Fenton being highlighted for its innovative use of materials like charred oak and focus on biodiversity.
The Chelsea Flower Show 2025 will also emphasize themes of relaxation, healing, and the power of natural materials in garden design. Balcony and container gardens, featuring innovative designs transforming small urban spaces into impactful gardens with a focus on sustainability and sensory experiences, will also be showcased.
Ryan McMahon is designing a garden inspired by the spirit of Scotland's west coast landscape for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025. His garden will feature plants native to the west coast of Scotland, such as globeflower and string sedge, and will include a saltwater pool planted with seagrass.
Kate Terry is designing the ADHD Foundation Garden, which celebrates the uniqueness of people in a layered sensory space. The Hospitalfield Arts Garden, designed by Nigel Dunnett, will feature plants established in sand to reflect coastal planting on the east coast of Scotland.
For more detailed information on specific categories or gardens, it might be beneficial to check the official RHS website or other comprehensive reviews of the event. The RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025 promises to be a celebration of British landscapes, sustainable gardening, and the power of nature to inspire and heal.
- Nicola Oakey, a designer, is creating the Songbird Survival Garden for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025, which is aimed at providing habitat for the UK's declining songbird population through bird-friendly planting such as arctic bramble, grasses, and yew hedges.
- Zoe Claymore is designing the British Rainforest Garden for the Wildlife Trusts, another exhibit at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025, with a goal to replicate rainforests that once covered the British west coast, featuring a two-metre moss wall, a waterfall, and the UK's only native ocean plant, seagrass.
- Helena Pettit, RHS's director of shows, commercial, and innovation, noted that the RHS Chelsea Flower Show offers designers an opportunity to showcase innovative garden designs as examples of sustainable gardening inspiration.
- With sustainable and carbon-conscious gardens like C6 by Joshua Fenton featuring charred oak and a focus on biodiversity, the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025 will also emphasize themes of relaxation, healing, and the power of natural materials in garden design, as well as showcasing balcony and container gardens that transform small urban spaces into impactful gardens with a focus on sustainability and sensory experiences.
