In pictures: Celebrity style meets garden design at Chelsea 2026

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The RHS Chelsea Flower Show, widely regarded as the most prestigious of Britain's flower shows, is now under way in London.

Held in the grounds of Royal Hospital Chelsea, this year's event features cutting-edge garden design, large-scale floral displays and innovative planting schemes inspired by sustainability, wellbeing and climate resilience.

Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty Images for Killik & CoBaz Grainger sits in the centre of his garden design

Designers from around the world are showcasing everything from minimalist spaces to gardens celebrating British wildlife and mental health awareness.

The Killik & Co 'A Seed in Time' Garden, designed by Baz Grainger, offers a calm and restorative space for families while drawing on Britain's wetland heritage and the realities of climate change.

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Among the highlights are royal-themed gardens, rare plant displays and new rose varieties unveiled especially for the show, which attracts leading horticultural experts, celebrities and thousands of visitors each year.

Jeff Spicer/Getty ImagesSoprano and avid gardener Natalie Rushdie performed for the early visitorsPA WirePenny Plane, Bobby Brazier, Tamara Beckwith Veroni, Alex Kingston, Joanna Lumley, Clare van Dam and Lauren Jolly gathered at the Lady Garden Foundation 'Silent No More' Garden - designed to spark conversations on gynaecological healthGetty ImagesDame Mary Berry was among the celebrity guests attending press dayJeff Spicer/Getty ImagesAlan Titchmarsh holds the gnome he painted to raise money for the RHS Campaign for School GardeningGetty ImagesBaroness Floella Benjamin and Sir Brian May also painted gnomes to be auctionedGetty ImagesTelevision presenter Angela Rippon posed with Morecambe and Wise homage act, Eric and Little Ern, at The Eden Project: Bring Me Sunshine Garden, designed by Harry Holding and Alex Michaelis as a celebration of renewal, resilience and optimismAaron Chown/PA MediaSinger Will Young was spotted in The Bat Conservation Trust's Nocturnal GardenGetty ImagesArtist Grayson Perry made a playful appearance in floral dungarees, bringing a bold splash of colour and personalityGetty ImagesWriter, television presenter and journalist Dawn O'Porter also embraced the floral theme in her choice of outfitGetty ImagesFood journalist Mark Diacono and TV personality Myleene Klass joined garden designer Catherine MacDonald at The Boodles GardenGetty ImagesBritish designer Kelly Hoppen posed for photographs with two residents of the Royal Hospital ChelseaGetty ImagesRuth Langsford and Alexandra BurkeGetty ImagesVanessa Feltz and Cherie BlairGetty ImagesA visitor looks at some of the entries to the floristry categoryChelsea Flower Show