Overview
- Sarah Eberle won Garden of the Year for her Campaign to Protect Rural England design on Saturday May 23, 2026, as the five‑day Chelsea Flower Show drew to a close.
- The RHS and The King’s Foundation’s Curious Garden, created with input from King Charles III and David Beckham, was displayed at Chelsea and will be moved after the show for educational use.
- The long‑standing gnome ban was temporarily lifted to allow celebrity‑painted gnomes to be shown and auctioned for the RHS Campaign for School Gardening, and the charity auction continued after the public run ended.
- Several show gardens were confirmed for post‑show relocation or reuse, including the Gaia sculpture and garden slated for a communal park in northern Sheffield and the Bring Me Sunshine plot designed to join the planned Morecambe Eden Project.
- Commercial partners used Chelsea to launch lifestyle collaborations such as the Highgrove x Sanderson collection, while Project Giving Back’s announced departure raises questions about future private funding for charity gardens and relocations.