In pictures: Celebrity style meets garden design at Chelsea 2026

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Lucy Talavera

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Aaron Chown/PA Media A Chelsea pensioner views the Parkinson's UK - A Garden for Every Parkinson's Journey during press day at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, at the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London. Picture date: Monday May 18, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: — 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.

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.

PA Wire (Left to right) Penny Plane, Bobby Brazier, Tamara Beckwith Veroni, Alex Kingston, Joanna Lumley, Clare van Dam and Lauren Jolly at the Lady Garden Foundation 'Silent No More' Garden during press day at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, at the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London. May 18, 2026. — 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

Jeff Spicer/Getty Images Natalie Rushdie performs at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 at The Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 18, 2026 in London, England. — Soprano and avid gardener Natalie Rushdie performed for the early visitors

Getty Images Dame Mary Berry (second left) poses with Chelsea pensioners as she attends the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 at The Royal Hospital Chelsea — Dame Mary Berry was among the celebrity guests attending press day

Getty Images Grayson Perry attends the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 at The Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 18, 2026 in London, England. — Artist Grayson Perry made a playful appearance in floral dungarees, bringing a bold splash of colour and personality

Getty Images Dawn Porter attends the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 at The Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 18, 2026 in London, England. — Writer, television presenter and journalist Dawn O'Porter also embraced the floral theme in her choice of outfit

Andy Rain/EPA British actress Joanna Lumley at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 in London, Britain, 18 May 2026. The Chelsea Flower Show runs from May 19 to May 23 2026. — Actress Joanna Lumley drew attention in a striking outfit featuring vivid botanical motifs

Yui Mok/PA Media Dianne Buswell and Joe Sugg, with their baby boy Bowden, during press day at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, at the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London. Picture date: Monday May 18, 2026. — Dianne Buswell, a professional dancer on Strictly Come Dancing, and Joe Sugg, former YouTuber and TV star, attended with their baby son, Bowden

Getty Images Mark Diacono, Myleene Klass and Catherine MacDonald attend The Boodles Garden designed by Catherine MacDonald of Landform Consultants at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 on May 18, 2026 in London, England. — Food journalist Mark Diacono and TV personality Myleene Klass joined garden designer Catherine MacDonald at The Boodles Garden

Getty Images Veteran news and television presenter Angela Rippon (C) poses with Morecambe and Wise homage act "Eric and Little Ern" at "The Eden Project: Bring Me Sunshine" garden on Press Day at the Chelsea Flower Show on May 18, 2026 in London, — 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

Getty Images Ruth Langsford (L) and Alexandra Burke (R) at the Chelsea Flower show — Ruth Langsford and Alexandra Burke

Getty Images Vanessa Feltz (L) and Cherie Blair (R) attend the chelsea flower show, May 2026 — Vanessa Feltz and Cherie Blair

Aaron Chown/PA Media Will Young in The Bat Conservation Trust's Nocturnal Garden during press day at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, at the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London. Picture date: Monday May 18, 2026. — Singer Will Young was spotted in The Bat Conservation Trust's Nocturnal Garden

Getty Images British designer Kelly Hoppen poses for photographs with two residents of the Royal Hospital Chelsea on Press Day at the Chelsea Flower Show on May 18, 2026 in London, England. — British designer Kelly Hoppen posed for photographs with two residents of the Royal Hospital Chelsea

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.

Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty Images for Killik & Co Baz Grainger attends The Killik & Co 'A Seed in Time' Garden, designed by Baz Grainger of Landform Consultants at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 on May 18, 2026 in London — Baz Grainger sits in the centre of his garden design

Jeff Spicer/Getty Images Alan Titchmarsh holding the gnome he painted to raise money for the RHS Campaign for School Gardening, at the RHS and The King's Foundation Curious Garden exhibit, during press day at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, at the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London — Alan Titchmarsh holds the gnome he painted to raise money for the RHS Campaign for School Gardening

Getty Images Baroness Floella Benjamin and Sir Brian May holding the gnomes they painted to raise money for the RHS Campaign for School Gardening, at the RHS and The King's Foundation Curious Garden exhibit, during press day at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, — Baroness Floella Benjamin and Sir Brian May also painted gnomes to be auctioned

Getty Images A visitor looks at some of the entries to the floristry category on Press Day at the Chelsea Flower Show on May 18, 2026 in London, England. — A visitor looks at some of the entries to the floristry category

Getty Images 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, — A Chelsea pensioner sits among the flowers of the "The Campaign to Protect Rural England Garden: On The Edge

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