{"id":4460,"date":"2022-01-11T12:16:31","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T11:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gardensillustrated.com\/?p=71505"},"modified":"2022-01-11T12:23:13","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T11:23:13","slug":"rhs-chelsea-flower-show-2022-revealed","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/rss_feed\/rhs-chelsea-flower-show-2022-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2022 revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Daniel Griffiths\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 11 January 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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The first details of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2022 have been released. Here\u2019s everything we know so far.<\/p>\n

The show is back to it\u2019s usual May slot, taking place from the 24th to the 28th May 2022. 2020 went 100% virtual and 2021\u2019s September show \u2013 moved due to the pandemic \u2013 was a welcome diversion from the norm, but it\u2019s great to see the show back to its usual May timing with a return to more familiar themes.<\/p>\n

And this year that theme is \u2018wild\u2019 as the organisers promise that \u201cgardens teeming with native plants that benefit wildlife will take centre stage.\u201d So expect \u201cblossoming hedgerows, lush woodland and wildflower meadows which will give the 2022 show its most naturalistic feel in recent years.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is the first Chelsea sponsored by new partner The Newt in Somerset who are \u201cencouraging gardeners to embrace the wild and bring nature back, using native species rarely seen at RHS Chelsea to transform green spaces into wildlife-friendly havens.\u201d<\/p>\n

The prediction is that hawthorn will feature prominently alongside other woodland trees and shrubs including hazel, crab apple, weeping willow and hornbeam.\u00a0Wild plants such as nettles, cow parsley, poppies and nectar-rich buttercups will add to the pastel colour palette and continue the wildlife-friendly, naturalistic theme.<\/p>\n

Other themes include sustainability, climate change, the mental, physical and social benefits of gardens as well as a celebration of institutions such as the RNLI and the RAF. More content, including the new \u2018All About Plants\u2019 garden category will be announced soon.<\/p>\n

Helena Pettit, RHS Director of Gardens & Shows, says, \u201cWe can\u2019t wait to see the return of a spring RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2022 and welcome our visitors back after a two year wait. The show is jam-packed with stunning gardens and inspirational displays and with an abundance of wildlife-friendly planting, we won\u2019t be the only ones buzzing!\u201d<\/p>\n

Highlights announced so far include:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 First-time RHS Chelsea designers Lulu Urquhart and Adam Hunt will be using native plants, including hawthorn and field maples, to demonstrate the dramatic transformation of land through beaver reintroductions.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Designer Joe Perkins aims to highlight the connection between plants and fungi in our woodland ecosystems with his \u2018The Meta Garden: Growing the Future\u2019 which takes its inspiration from the British countryside and will feature almost 3000 plants and trees including sweet chestnut.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Brothers Howard and Hugh Miller return for their second RHS Chelsea, designing a space with Alder Hey Children\u2019s Charity. With a colour scheme inspired by the whites, creams and pinks of apple blossom, a \u2018hedge tunnel\u2019, a meadow and an orchard will conjure a \u2018dream-like\u2019 quality.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The championing of biodiversity-rich spaces continues in the Sanctuary Gardens. For example, rich and vibrant green woodland planting and a immersive tree canopy will create a feeling of connectedness with nature in \u2018A Garden Sanctuary by Hamptons\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Plus, four new All About Plants gardens will have their designs and designers announced soon\u2026<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the full list of show gardens and their designers announced so far:<\/p>\n

RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2022 Show Gardens:<\/h3>\n