Each year Chelsea Flower Show gardens showcase beautifully crafted furniture and 2023 is no different

By Molly Blair

Published: Monday, 22 May 2023 at 12:00 am

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From stone benches to swing seats and from sofas to stools, Chelsea Flower Show is a great place to pick up some inspiration for your garden furniture needs.

This year’s highlights include repurposed railway sleepers, al fresco dining set ups and all shapes and sizes of garden chairs.

Furniture inspiration from RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2023

Natural wood bench seating

A sculptural bench in the Samaritans’ Listening Garden, allowing people to sit, talk, listen and be heard.

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Wrap around tree bench

A wrap around metal bench in the Savills Garden where people can sit and enjoy the planting of this ornamental kitchen garden filled with ‘edimental‘ plants.

Modern metal garden furniture: the best for 2023

Classic wooden table designs

A beautiful wooden table and benches in the shade of a mature tree in The Nurture Landscapes Garden.

Best folding tables to buy

Structural table

A structural table in Sarah Price’s garden, which looks perfect decorated with potted succulent plants.

Listen to Sarah Price talk about her fantasy garden and her Chelsea design on the Talking Gardens podcast.

Bistro sets

A simple folding bistro set invites viewers into Cleve West’s garden, which features the ruined basement of an old house.

Best garden bistro set for creating a cosy corner in the garden

You can hear Cleve talking about his design on the Talking Gardens podcast.

Moveable furniture

All the furniture in Horatio’s Garden can be easily moved around to make the garden adaptable for patients. Fermob chairs are dotted throughout and one is pictured here alongside a wheelchair.

You can hear Charlotte Harris talking about their design for Horatios Garden on the Talking Gardens podcast.

The best garden chairs for the garden

Comfy outdoor sofas

Sofas in the RBC Brewin Dolphin Garden are surrounded by lush planting.

This sofa from Gommaire is made from reclaimed teak and is the perfect size for this balcony garden designed by Christina Cobb.

The best outdoor sofas for relaxed summer days

Swing seats

A swing seat from Gaze Burvill is placed in dappled shade in the London Square Community Garden, creating the perfect spot to curl up and read a book.

Best swing chairs for your garden

Al fresco dining

Al fresco dining continues to be a big trend and at Chelsea it’s no different. On the Cavernoma on My Mind garden, this glass table is set up for a picnic.

Outside dining: the best for the open air

Outside armchairs

In the peaceful Hamptons Mediterranean Garden, a couple of arm chairs are nestled away looking out over a channel of water.

And there were two stylish armchairs offer the perfect spot from which to view the wildlife focused RSPCA Garden.

Best cocoon chairs: 9 hanging egg chairs for the garden

Dining and outdoor kitchen

On the other side of Filippo Dester’s garden, this beautiful dining set occupies the outdoor kitchen.

8 outdoor tableware items to upgrade your al fresco set-up

Furniture made from reclaimed materials

 

An unusual bench made from reclaimed railway sleepers that works perfectly with the containers made out of old rubbish bins on the St George ‘Alight Here’ balcony garden.

We have plenty of recommendations of the best garden furniture if you’re feeling inspired!

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