The medals for the 2024 RHS Chelsea Flower Show have been announced

By Molly Blair

Published: Tuesday, 21 May 2024 at 08:09 AM


The medals for this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show have been announced, with golds for four Show Gardens, two Sanctuary Gardens, three All About Plants Gardens and four Balcony and Container Gardens.

You may also like

The Chelsea Flower Show opened its doors to the public today, just as the medals were awarded to the gardens and designers.

The National Garden Scheme Garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024. Designed by Tom Stuart-Smith. Sponsored by Project Giving Back. © Neil Hepworth – The National Garden Scheme Garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024. Designed by Tom Stuart-Smith. © Neil Hepworth

Four Show Gardens on Main Avenue were awarded Gold, including Tom Massey and Je Ahn’s WaterAid Garden, while Tom Stuart-Smith‘s garden for the National Garden Scheme was also recognised with Gold. Ula Maria’s garden for Muscular Dystrophy UK and the St James’s Piccadilly Imagine the World to be Different designed by Robert Myers also received Gold.

On winning Gold, Tom Stuart-Smith said: “The materials you’re working with are so extraordinary that it’s really nature and plants that ought to be congratulated.”  

Muscular Dystrophy UK – Forest Bathing Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Designed by Ula Maria. Sponsored by Project Giving Back
Muscular Dystrophy UK – Forest Bathing Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Designed by Ula Maria. Sponsored by Project Giving Back. © Neil Hepworth

In the Sanctuary Gardens category the World Child Cancer Nurturing Garden and the Burma Skincare Initiative Spirit of Partnership Garden won Gold.

Tsuyako Asada - Tomie's Cuisine the Nobonsai winning a medal at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
Tsuyako Asada – Tomie’s Cuisine the Nobonsai winning a medal at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024 © Molly Blair

See the full list of medal winners below.

The full list of medals at RHS Chelsea Flower Show

SHOW GARDENS

GOLD

Tom Massey and Je Ahn’s WaterAid Garden

Ula Maria’s garden for Muscula Dystrophy UK

Robert Myers’ St James’s Piccadilly Imagine the World to be Different

Tom Stuart Smith’s garden for the National Garden Scheme

St James’s Piccadilly: Imagine the World to be Different at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024. Designed by Robert Myers. Sponsored by Project Giving Back. In support of St James’s Piccadilly.
St James’s Piccadilly: Imagine the World to be Different. Designed by Robert Myers. Sponsored by Project Giving Back. In support of St James’s Piccadilly. RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024. Show Garden. RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024. Site no. 326

SILVER GILT

Ann-Marie Powell’s Octavia Hill garden for the National Trust

Matthew Childs’ Bridge to 2030 garden for Terrence Higgins Trust

The National Autistic Society garden designed by Sophie Parmenter and Dido Milne

BRONZE

Miria Harris’ garden for Stroke Association

SANCTUARY GARDENS

GOLD

World Child Cancer Nurturing Garden designed by Giulio Giorgi

Burma Skincare Initiative Spirit of Partnership Garden designed by Helen Olney

World Child Cancers Nurturing Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024. Designed by Giulio Giorgi. Sponsored by Project Giving Back
World Child Cancers Nurturing Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024. Designed by Giulio Giorgi. Sponsored by Project Giving Back © Sarah Cuttle

SILVER GILT

The Boodles National Gallery Garden designed by Catherine MacDonald

Killik & Co ‘Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees’ designed by Baz Grainger

Moroto no IE by Kazuyuki Ishihara

SILVER

The Flood RE: The Flood Resilient Garden by Naomi Slade

Freedom from Torture Garden designed by John Warland and Emma O’Connell

The Bridgerton Garden designed by Holly Johnston

ALL ABOUT PLANTS

GOLD

Chris Hull and Sid Hill Bowell Research UK Microbiome Garden

Katherine Holland’s Sue Ryder Grief and Kind Garden

Dan Bristow – The Size of Wales

SILVER GILT

Penelope Walker – The Panathlon Joy Garden

Will Dutch and Tin-Tin Azure Marxen – The Pulp Friction Growing Skills Garden

BRONZE

Betongpark & Urban Organic – Planet Good Earth Garden

Balcony and Container Gardens

GOLD

Sanctum designed by Sonja Kalkschmidt

Mike McMahon and Jewlsy Matthews – The Addleshaw Goddard Junglette Garden

Tom Bannister – The Ecotherapy Garden

Lucy Mitchell – mgr Changing Tides Garden

Sanctum at RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Designed by Sonja Kalkschmidt. Container Garden.
Sanctum at RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Designed by Sonja Kalkschmidt. Container Garden. © Tim Sandall

SILVER GILT

Thomas Clarke – Children with Cancer UK ‘ Raines Repurposed’

Tsuyako Asada – Tomie’s Cuisine the Nobonsai

Elizabeth Wright – Mccalla – The Anywhere Courtyard

SILVER

Michela Trinca – La Mia Venezia

BRONZE

Sam Proctor – The Water Saving Garden