The gardens at this year’s Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival have been announced, with focuses on wildlife and the 60th anniversary of RHS in Bloom

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Published: Tuesday, 02 April 2024 at 10:06 AM


The gardens to be featured at this year’s RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival have been announced.

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The festival, which runs from 2 to 7 July 2024 is focusing its themes on gardening for wildlife as well as international inspiration and significant anniversaries – including the 60th anniversary of RHS Britain in Bloom.

The Garden of renewal; nature’s embrace designed by Giada Francois – Show Garden at Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2024 © RHS

Father and son garden design duo Jon and James Wheatley will be creating Gardening for People and Planet, which commemorates the anniversary of Britain in Bloom – the UK’s biggest community gardening competition. It will feature bee hives as well as native and British grown plants.

Juliet Sargeant, also a regular designer at Chelsea Flower Show, will be creating a garden to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Disney’s The Lion King in the West End. The Lion King Anniversary Garden will feature the colours of the African savannah alongside resilient grasses and vibrant drought tolerant flowers.

Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2024: The Lion King Anniversary Garden designed by Juliet Sargeant - Show Garden
Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2024: The Lion King Anniversary Garden designed by Juliet Sargeant – Show Garden © RHS

In the Get Started Garden category, The Climate-Forward Garden, designed by Melanie Hick, takes inspiration from the Australian bush and imagines what a UK front garden could be like as a climate conscious green space. Also on the theme of resilient planting, The Mediterraneo Garden will be designed by Katerine Kantalis and draws on the gardening traditions of Greece. The Way of Saint James garden aims to capture the mystical essence of Galicia’s forests and create habitats for wildlife.

Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2024: The Way of Saint James designed by Nilufer Danis - Show Garden © RHS
The Way of Saint James designed by Nilufer Danis – Show Garden at Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2024 © RHS

A tennis court green will be featured in Oliver Bond’s garden, which will include green, purple and white planting with nectar rich plants, while Tim Jennings and Giada Francois promote biodiversity in A Four Season Sanctuary. A pond will be featured to demonstrate the value they provide to wildlife.

Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2024: Bond Landscape Design Match Point designed by Oliver Bond - Show Garden
Bond Landscape Design Match Point designed by Oliver Bond – Show Garden at Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival © RHS

Manager of RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival Natalie Gearing said “There is such a variety of ideas at this year’s festival, from bringing gardening traditions of other countries to the classically British setting of Hampton Court Palace, to celebrating anniversaries of beloved institutions through garden design. There will be inspiration to suit all styles, abilities, and garden size.”

More gardens from the Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival are below

Show Gardens at Hampton Court Palace Garden

The Garden of renewal; nature’s embrace designed by Giada Francois

Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2024: The Garden of renewal; nature's embrace designed by Giada Francois - Show Garden
Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2024: The Garden of renewal; nature’s embrace designed by Giada Francois – Show Garden © RHS

Bond Landscape Design Match Point designed by Oliver Bond

Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2024: Bond Landscape Design Match Point designed by Oliver Bond - Show Garden
Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2024: Bond Landscape Design Match Point designed by Oliver Bond – Show Garden © RHS

The Sounds of Adventure Garden designed by Nic Howard

Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2024: The Sounds of Adventure Garden designed by Nic Howard - Show Garden
Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2024: The Sounds of Adventure Garden designed by Nic Howard – Show Garden © RHS

The Explore Charleston Garden designed by Sadie Stowell

Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2024: The Explore Charleston Garden designed by Sadie Stowell - Show Garden
Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2024: The Explore Charleston Garden designed by Sadie Stowell – Show Garden © RHS

Oregon Garden designed by Sadie Stowell

Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2024: Oregon Garden designed by Sadie Stowell - Show Garden
Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2024: Oregon Garden designed by Sadie Stowell – Show Garden © RHS

The Lion King Anniversary Garden designed by Juliet Sargeant

Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2024: The Lion King Anniversary Garden designed by Juliet Sargeant - Show Garden
Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2024: The Lion King Anniversary Garden designed by Juliet Sargeant – Show Garden © RHS

The Way of Saint James designed by Nilufer Danis

Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2024: The Way of Saint James designed by Nilufer Danis - Show Garden © RHS
Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2024: The Way of Saint James designed by Nilufer Danis – Show Garden © RHS

Get Started Garden category

The Mediterraneo Garden designed by Katerina Kantalis

Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2024: The Mediterraneo Garden designed by Katerina Kantalis in the Get Started Garden category
Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2024: The Mediterraneo Garden designed by Katerina Kantalis in the Get Started Garden category © RHS

The Climate-Forward Garden designed by Melanie Hick

Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2024: The Climate-Forward Garden designed by Melanie Hick in the Get Started Garden category
Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2024: The Climate-Forward Garden designed by Melanie Hick in the Get Started Garden category

The Making Sense Garden designed by Flora Scouarnec and Victoria Pease-Cox

Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2024: The Making Sense Garden designed by Flora Scouarnec and Victoria Pease-Cox in the Get Started Garden category
Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2024: The Making Sense Garden designed by Flora Scouarnec and Victoria Pease-Cox in the Get Started Garden category © RHS

A Four Season Sanctuary designed by Tim Jennings

Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2024: A Four Season Sanctuary designed by Tim Jennings
Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2024: A Four Season Sanctuary designed by Tim Jennings in the Get Started Garden category © RHS

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