More on Chelsea Flower Show<\/strong><\/p>\n In brief<\/strong><\/p>\n You don\u2019t need to be invited to apply to create a garden at Chelsea, as it is open to everyone, but it is best you have some professional garden or design experience or are studying in this field. Here\u2019s more:<\/p>\n Jump to <\/strong><\/p>\n You\u2019ll find the application form on the RHS website, as a starter, but you will also have to provide lots of documents and drawings to support this. Find out everything you\u2019ll need:<\/p>\n Jump to:<\/strong><\/p>\n Main Avenue Show Gardens are usually either 10m x 20-22m or 15m x 10m. Sanctuary Gardens can range from 5m x 4m to 12m x 10m and All About Plants Gardens are 8m x 6m. There\u2019s a lot more to the design than dimensions though.<\/p>\n Jump to:<\/strong><\/p>\n You probably can\u2019t afford it. Chelsea show gardens have been known to cost everything from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of pounds, so you\u2019re going to need a sponsor. Jump to:<\/strong><\/p>\n Main Show Garden designers have three weeks to build their gardens \u2013 Sanctuary and All About Plants categories get less time. All work has to be completed by 9pm on the Saturday before the show opens. For more ins and outs on the build and planting<\/p>\n Jump to:<\/strong><\/p>\n There are four levels of medal you can achieve at the Chelsea Flower Show: Gold, Silver-Gilt, Silver and Bronze. The best of the Gold medallists, in the judges\u2019 eyes, is given the Best Show Garden award, and the public vote throughout show week for their favourite garden for the BBC People\u2019s Choice award. There are ways to ensure you get the top medal<\/p>\n Jump to:<\/strong><\/p>\n Next year\u2019s RHS Chelsea Flower Show<\/a> will take place from Tuesday 21 to Saturday 25 May 2024, but the deadline for show garden applications is Monday 5 June 2023 \u2013 so you have probably missed that boat. But as double Chelsea Gold medal winner Joe Perkins explains in our video below, you really will need a year to get your design and application together anyway, so it\u2019s the perfect time to start work on your 2025 application.<\/p>\n There are several categories of show garden, including the large Main Avenue Show Gardens that grab all the eyes, footfall and media coverage; but if this is your first ever show garden, you are better off going for one of the smaller categories first, such as a Balcony or Container Garden, an All About Plants Garden or a Sanctuary Garden.<\/p>\n In fact, it might be best to try out one of the smaller shows first before attempting Chelsea, such as Malvern, Tatton or Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival. Creating a smaller garden at a smaller show will give you the practical, personal, hard-won learnings you need to be able to create a realistic design for Chelsea, and the RHS prefers you and your contractor to both have previous experience of show garden design and build before attempting to do something for the Big One.<\/p>\n Before starting your application, the RHS will also expect you to have read all the bumph they provide to prospective designers, so you will need to become familiar with the General Show Regulations, the Judging Criteria and documents on Environmental Responsibility and Sustainability. The RHS also provides an Example Design Proposal to pore over.<\/p>\n Now for the fun bit \u2013 your concept, and what the garden will look like. \u201cI think you need to have a really good idea up your sleeve,\u201d says multi-Chelsea Gold medallist Cleve West<\/a>. \u201cYou have to have something that\u2019s going to capture people\u2019s attention as soon as they walk past it. There will have to be one memorable thing from that garden.\u201d<\/p>\nHow do you get a garden at Chelsea Flower Show<\/h2>\n
How do you get to design a garden for Chelsea Flower Show?<\/h3>\n
How do you apply to create a Chelsea Flower Show garden?<\/h3>\n
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How much does it cost to build a Chelsea Flower Show garden?<\/h3>\n
How long does it take to build a garden at the Chelsea Flower Show?<\/h3>\n
How do the medals work at Chelsea Flower Show?<\/h3>\n
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