In pictures: Celebrity style meets garden design at Chelsea 2026

Celebrity style meets garden design at Chelsea 202640 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleAaron Chown/PA MediaA Chelsea pensioner views the Parkinson's UK - A Garden for Every Parkinson's JourneyThe 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 designDesigners 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. Getty ImagesAmong 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...