If you're curious about the judging process at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, you're not alone — and we asked James Alexander-Sinclair, a senior judge at the show, to explain how it works.
Show Gardens — Gold medallists
Muscular Dystrophy UK – Forest Bathing Garden
St James’s Piccadilly: Imagine the World to be Different
The National Garden Scheme Garden
Show Gardens - Silver-gilt medallists
- The National Autistic Society Garden
- The Octavia Hill Garden by Blue Diamond with the National Trust
- Terrence Higgins Trust Bridge to 2030 Garden
Show Gardens - Bronze medallist
- Stroke Association’s Garden for Recovery
Sanctuary Gardens — Gold medallists
Burma Skincare Initiative Spirit of Partnership Garden
World Child Cancer’s Nurturing Garden
Sanctuary Gardens — Silver-gilt medallists
- The Boodles Garden
- Killik & Co: ‘Money Doesn't Grow On Trees’ Garden
- MOROTO no IE
Sanctuary Gardens — Silver medallists
- The Bridgerton Garden
- Flood Re: The Flood Resilient Garden
- The Freedom from Torture Garden: A Sanctuary for Survivors
Container Gardens — Gold medallists
Container Gardens — Silver-gilt medallist
- The Anywhere Courtyard
Container Gardens — Bronze medallist
- The Water Saving Garden, sponsored by Affinity Water
Balcony Gardens — Gold medallists
The Addleshaw Goddard Junglette Garden
Balcony Gardens - Silver-gilt medallists
- Children With Cancer UK ‘Raines Repurposed’
- Tomie’s Cuisine the Nobonsai
Balcony Gardens - Silver medallist
- La Mia Venezia
All About Plants — Gold medallists
Bowel Research UK Microbiome Garden
All About Plants — Silver-gilt medallists
- The Panathlon Joy Garden
- The Pulp Friction – Growing Skills Garden
All About Plants — Bronze medallists
- Planet Good Earth
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