I am lucky enough to be able to go to the Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS) Chelsea Flower Show in London every year. I like to distill my thoughts when I return home to see if there were any trends or popular plants. The importance of using water responsibly in gardens was a recurring theme this year. Color was back in some gardens – I was delighted to see some inspirational flower combinations – and lots of pink!. Here are some of my favorite gardens. There was so much to see that it is impossible to feature them all.
![Pelargonium 'Pink Capitatum'](https://beforeyougarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/screenshot-2024-06-06-at-10.19.07-pm.png?w=824)
![Sweet Pea 'Milly'](https://beforeyougarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/screenshot-2024-06-06-at-10.17.57-pm.png?w=751)
![Pink Salvia](https://beforeyougarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/screenshot-2024-06-06-at-10.18.28-pm.png?w=851)
![Gladiolus - Pink](https://beforeyougarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/screenshot-2024-06-06-at-10.18.46-pm.png?w=840)
![Pinky-purple foxglower flower](https://beforeyougarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/screenshot-2024-06-06-at-10.20.33-pm.png?w=742)
![Pink Nerine flowers](https://beforeyougarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/screenshot-2024-06-06-at-10.19.20-pm.png?w=774)
![Deep Pink gladiolus](https://beforeyougarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/screenshot-2024-06-06-at-10.19.30-pm.png?w=835)
![Pink Sweetpeas](https://beforeyougarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/screenshot-2024-06-06-at-10.19.45-pm.png?w=808)
![Pink Rose 'Emma Bridgewater'](https://beforeyougarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/screenshot-2024-06-06-at-10.20.17-pm.png?w=793)
![Jenny Rose Carey in pink at the Chelsea Flower Show 2024](https://beforeyougarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/screenshot-2024-06-06-at-10.16.35-pm.png?w=841)
![Part of the Octavia Hill Garden for the National Trust at the Chelsea Flower Show 2024](https://beforeyougarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/dsc_0110.jpg?w=1024)
The Show Gardens are the centerpiece of the Chelsea Flower Show. They vary in size from the large Main Show Gardens, through to the middle-sized Sanctuary Gardens and down to the smallest Balcony and Container Gardens. The gardens are designed for display at the show and after the show the structures and some of the plants will be used elsewhere. The sponsoring organization is often a charity.
![The Octavia Hill Garden at the 2024 Chelsea Flower Show - with benches made from an oak tree that fell down in a storm.](https://beforeyougarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/dsc_0098.jpg?w=1024)
![Foxgloves, irises, and alliums in the purple combinations on the octavia Hill Garden by Ann-Marie Powell](https://beforeyougarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/dsc_0114.jpg?w=683)
![Purple poppies were popular plants at Chelsea Flower Show 2024](https://beforeyougarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/dsc_0126.jpg?w=1024)
![A water feature made of curled copper wire made to resemble a bird's nest.](https://beforeyougarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/dsc_0134.jpg?w=1024)
![Wildlife habitat idea in the Octavia Hill Garden - using sticks and straw - Chelsea Flower Show 2024](https://beforeyougarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/dsc_0138.jpg?w=683)
![Forest Bathing Garden by Ula Marie - Best in Show at The Chelsea Flower 2024](https://beforeyougarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/dsc_0743.jpg?w=1024)
![A birch tree grove at the Forest Bathing exhibit by Ula Marie at The Chelsea Flower Show 2024](https://beforeyougarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/dsc_0738.jpg?w=1024)
![The Fountrain at the Chelsea Flower Show exhibit by Ula Marie Chelsea 2024](https://beforeyougarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/dsc_0259.jpg?w=1024)
![The Water Aid Garden at The Chelsea Flower Show.](https://beforeyougarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/dsc_0157.jpg?w=1024)
![Water puddles in a road at The Chelsea Flower Show.](https://beforeyougarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/dsc_0730.jpg?w=1024)
![View through a round window into one of the Main Show Gardens for St James's of Piccadilly at The Chelsea Flower Show](https://beforeyougarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/dsc_0248.jpg?w=1024)
![The Cabin for Counseling designed by Ivan Morison on the Chelsea Flower Show Exhibit 2024](https://beforeyougarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/dsc_0244.jpg?w=683)
![The view inside the St James's exhibit at Chelsea 2024](https://beforeyougarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/dsc_0245.jpg?w=683)
![Japanese Primroses at a Chelsea Flower Show exhibit 2024](https://beforeyougarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/dsc_0199.jpg?w=1024)
![Camassias at a Chelsea Flower show exhibit 2024](https://beforeyougarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/dsc_0212.jpg?w=1024)
![Galvanized steel containers capture storm water from a roof and let it slowly return to the soil in this garden at The Chelsea Flower Show 2024](https://beforeyougarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/dsc_0499.jpg?w=1024)
![Changing Tides Garden at Chelsea Flower Show 2024](https://beforeyougarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/dsc_0456.jpg?w=1024)
![Jenny Rose Carey and Lucy Mitchell at Chelsea Flower Show 2024](https://beforeyougarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/screenshot-2024-06-06-at-9.42.06-pm.png?w=877)
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