The RHS Chelsea Flower show was established in 1913 and is now the most famous flower and landscaping show in the world. With our plans for this years Chelsea Flower Show in full swing, we wanted to take a look back at the award winning gardens at Chelsea that we’ve worked on over the years.

We’re extremely proud of our work at the Chelsea Flower Show over the years and it is a privilege to be trusted by garden designers time and time again to bring their ideas to life.

Read on for a look at seven award winning gardens from Chelsea Flower Show Over The Years

2014

The Potters Garden

Designed by Francesca Murrell and Emma Page

Sponsored by DialAFlight

Awarded Gold Medal

This garden commemorated the centenary of World War I and told the story of an abandoned workshop and garden.

Planting was purposefully chosen to reflect the plants that would have been seen in a rural garden during that time. It also featured authentic pottery made at the Farnham Pottery, a water feature, a kiln and a wildflower meadow.

The garden aims to remember a lost agrarian society and celebrate the lives of those who lived and worked in similar gardens prior to the war.

2015

The Trugmakers Garden

Designed by Serena Freemantle and Tina Vallis

Sponsored by Future Climate Info (FCI)

Awarded Gold Medal

The Trugmaker’s Garden celebrated the 200 year old traditional skills of the Sussex Trugmakers who make the iconic willow and sweet chestnut garden trugs that are still used in the region today.

This garden was celebrated for bringing light to the history of artisan skills used within the Sussex countryside. Sponsored by Future Climate Info the aim was to raise awareness of dying traditional crafts.

2017

Hagakure

Designed by Shuko Noda

Sponsored by Nishikyushu University
Hanamizuki Corporation

Awarded Silver Gilt 

The Hagakure garden was exhibited as part of the Artisan Garden category and was aiming to provide a sacred and peaceful space for people to spend time with loved ones in sharp contrast to the noise of the busy city.

Hagakure means ‘leaves and tree shade’ or ‘hidden leaves’ and symbolises life and death.

Shade-loving plants were purposefully chosen including Hosta and Acer and traditional brickwork was mixed with more modern elements to create aesthetic and functional low seating.

2018

Warner Edwards Garden

Designed by Kate Savill & Tamara Bridge

Sponsored by Warner Edwards

Awarded Silver Medal

The Warner Edwards garden was inspired by the Warner Edwards Gin Distillery.  Their bee friendly garden is rich in the plants used to flavour artisan gins so the show garden really focused on botanical, herbal, and medicinal plants used in gin production.

Copper stills were another nod to gin making whilst giving a beautiful contrast to the lush sensory planting.

2019

“Donkeys Matter”

Designed by Christina Williams & Annie Prebensen

Sponsored by The Donkey Sanctuary

Awarded Silver Medal and People’s Choice

This garden celebrated The Donkey Sanctuary’s 50^th anniversary and aimed to highlight the vital role donkeys play in developing communities in providing access to water, food and medicine.

Water was the central theme of the garden with a rustic well, a harsh dry landscape and drought tolerant plants chosen such as Mediterranean sea holly, lavenders and alliums. 

2025

The Wildlife Trusts’ British Rainforest Garden

Design by Zoe Claymore

Sponsored by Project Giving Back & Supported by Aviva

Awarded Silver Gilt & BBC/RHS People’s Choice award

This beautiful garden aimed to raise awareness for a 100-year restoration programme needed due to the alarming fact that British Rainforests now take up only 1% of our land in the UK.

The garden focused on the “wild and wet” atmosphere of Devon’s rainforests giving particular focus to ferns, mosses and lichens. Native trees rowan, oak and birch provided a dappled canopy and a central water feature and wooden walkway helped visitors feel immersed by sights, smells and sounds.

The ivy and moss featured in this garden were grown at Frogheath.

2025

The Seawilding Garden

Designed by Ryan McMahon (MUSA Landscape Architecture)

Sponsored by Project Giving Back

Awarded Gold

This garden aimed to showcase seagrass which is the only native flowering ocean plant on the British Isles. Seagrass helps to clean the ocean by absorbing 30% more CO2 than land living plants, it also provides a habitat for young fish and crustaceans. This was the first time seagrass had been featured at the Chelsea Flower Show.

The  seagrass featured in the garden was grown by the Ocean Conservation Trust at their aquaculture facilities in Plymouth, part of the National Marine Aquarium.

Frogheath Landscapes have over 40 years’ experience in garden construction so if you are a garden designer looking for an experienced, medal winning landscaper to build your show garden, please do get in touch with our team here.

We hope you have enjoyed this look back at Chelsea Flower Show over the years.