Date Published 25 May 2023
The Royal Horticultural Society's annual garden show, more often known as the Chelsea Flower Show, is one of the most highly anticipated events in any garden fanatics diary with some 168,000 visitors attending each year. The five day event, which this year is taking place from 23 – 27 May 2023, is an excellent opportunity to see some of the most beautifully planned gardens in the industry.
It was first called the RHS Great Spring Show in 1862 after launching in a large tent in Kensington. Between 1888 and 1911 it was held in the Temple Gardens on the banks of the Thames before moving to its current site at Royal Hospital Chelsea in 1913.
This year Horatio's Garden (designed by Charlotte Harris and Hugo Bugg) has created the show's first ever wheelchair-accessible garden. The garden aims to show the healing powers of plants, with many leaning towards its future permanent place at the Princess Royal Spinal Injuries Centre in Sheffield.
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show is open from 23-27 May 2023, Tuesday to Friday. 8am - 8pm, Saturday, 8am - 5.30pm and can be watched on BBC TV every day during the week-long event.
