Chelsea Flower Show 2024 winners list: Who won Best in Show this year? (2024)

This colourful sensory garden is designed by another first-time designer, Miria Harris, who herself suffered a stroke aged 44. From this first hand experience, she has designed a peaceful space where patients can be surrounded by plants and nature to help the healing process. Brightly-coloured, tactile plants such as the hybrid broom Cytisus ‘Lena’ with its deep red and rusty orange flowers, anchor the planting.

Sanctuary gardens

Gold: Burma Skincare Initiative Spirit of Partnership Garden by Helen Olney (Best Sanctuary Garden)

The design of this garden is all based around a global dermatological partnership which supports Burmese healthcare workers treating adults and children with terrible skin conditions.The plants that flourish in this garden by Helen Olney are native to Myanmar but grow happily in the UK. The charity works in challenging environments, represented by the part-ruined stupa, overgrown and reclaimed by foliage, while bark, moss and lichen add a textural layer to illustrate the skin diseases affecting people supported by the charity. Woven amongst the planting is a traditional Burmese stilt house made from recycled timber with a thatched roof, sitting above a pool with views of a waterfall.

Gold: World Child Cancer’s Nurturing Garden by Giulio Giorgi

Giulio Giorgi designed this garden to be a sensory haven for children undergoing cancer treatment and it has a sense of joy, hope and escapism running throughout. The choice of soft-touch plants, fragrant herbs and interesting mosses provide a range of sensory experiences on the circular raised beds, whilst the lower raised beds offer the chance to explore edible planting. A reclaimed brick path leads to a meadow surrounded by tall trees, perennials, annuals and shrubs, with a seating area set amongst all the lush planting as a place for children and their loved ones to rest. All the plants were sourced from the UK and the garden was made with low carbon materials and no concrete or metal materials used.

Designed by Catherine MacDonald, the Boodles Garden has a cultivated and expressive planting scheme, celebrating the 200th anniversary of the National Gallery. Using ‘art in nature’ as their starting point, the metal sculptures, water features and planting takes inspiration from art movements like Pointillism and Impressionism.

The Killik & Co garden is designed to encourage families to meet and converse over a lifetime, with seating areas nestled in fragrant beds of scented beds. Designer Baz Grainger selected a calming colour scheme to create a harmonious environment using plants native to England.

Silver: The Bridgerton Garden

This charming garden was designed to reflect the personal journey of Penelope Featherington, the new focus of season 3. garden’s initial focus is a moongate which leads to an ornate water feature and sunken seating area in the heart of the garden.

Silver: Flood Re: The Flood Resilient Garden

Designed by Naomi Slade & Dr Ed Barsley, this garden highlights the danger of flooding in the U.K., with dense planting to slow the flow of water and capture it for later use. An elevated deck and mound – linked by a bridge over a central swale – provide both habitable places for people, and well-drained soil for the plants that need it.

Silver: The Freedom from Torture Garden: A Sanctuary for Survivors

Designed by John Warland & Emma O’Connell, the Freedom from Torture Garden is a place of sanctuary, of peace and hope where horticultural therapy calms, heals and restores survivors of torture on their journey to recovery. With a communal bread oven where survivors can swap their stories, and sinuous water rills to irrigate the space and encourage relaxation, the garden also features edible produce to nourish the body and soul.

Balcony gardens

Gold: The Addleshaw Goddard Junglette Garden by Mike McMahon & Jewlsy Mathews

Designed by Mike McMahon & Jewlsy Mathews, this balcony garden is designed to reflect the explosive growth of a jungle. The hardy planting echoes the layers of the jungle, from the towering plants that reach above the canopy, to the understorey and forest floor. The RHS refers to it as evoking ‘a colossal hanging basket’ - what could be more joyful?

Silver gilt: Children With Cancer UK ‘Raines Repurposed’

Designed by Thomas Clarke, this balcony has a shady seating area, which offers a place to enjoy the scented flowers and waving grasses. The evergreen planting is enlivened by pink and burgundy flowers, and a statement yew tree forms a centrepiece.