Predicting the future of Chelsea Flower Show

PLUS find out this year's Plant of the Year winner!

Chelsea opens to RHS members this Tuesday, and the general public from Thursday, which means that we’re just days away from the most talked about event in the hort calendar. Eek!

Whether you’re attending or not, you might be wondering about the talking points of this year’s show. What are the trends? Which messages are the designers intending to convey? What are the concepts that will likely influence the gardening world for the next year? As you know, I love identifying trends, and Chelsea always delivers a feast of hort motifs for me to unpack!

In 2024, the spotlight is most definitely on sustainability, small space gardening, mental health and 'chaos gardening', which you might have seen me talking about recently.

These trends not only reflect changing aesthetic preferences but also highlight a growing consciousness of environmental impact, social justice and urban living.