The RHS Chelsea Flower Show People's Choice Award winners have been announced, with Kazuyuki Ishihara winning Best Show Garden for his gold-medal winning Cha no Niwa – Japanese Tea Garden, which also won Garden of the Year earlier this week.
It's been another year of showstopping, innovative and thought-provoking gardens at RHS Chelsea, and following a slew of gold medals (as well as silver gilt, silver and bronze), these final awards, revealed towards the end of the week-long horticultural event, are often the most coveted – as they are entirely based on public opinion.
Discover the winning People's Choice gardens below...
People's Choice Award winner: Show Garden
Cha no Niwa – Japanese Tea Garden designed by Kazuyuki Ishihara
Designed for quiet reflection, this Japanese tea garden is all about harmony and forging connections with nature. It's influenced by the traditional flower-arranging art of ikebana (‘making flowers alive’), specifically the Ikenobo School, with stones and plants thoughtfully placed to interact with each other.
Following an emotional win earlier in the week, Kazuyuki wasn't present to receive his second award as he was on a flight back to Japan, but his son accepted the award in his honour.
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People's Choice Award winner: Small Show Garden
Down's Syndrome Scotland Garden, designed by Nick Burton and Duncan Hall
This garden, sponsored by Project Giving Back, aims to celebrate life through the eyes of the Down's community and reflects the joyful, unique qualities that people with Down's syndrome bring to society. As an immersive, semi-wooded space, there are two distinct areas of planting via a 'crazy paving' path: an open glade at the front with pops of colour and a curved woodland hideaway that feels like a hug.
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People's Choice Award winner: Balcony / Container Garden
Making Life Better With Bees designed by Jenny Rafferty, Frantisek Zika and Jim Goodman
With a cosy seating nook, pollinator-friendly planting and a small table and chairs, this cheerful Balcony Garden is packed with brilliant take-home ideas and showcases how a small space can be transformed into a pollinator haven.
People's Choice Award winner: All About Plants Garden
The Wildlife Trusts' British Rainforest Garden designed by Zoe Claymore
This garden, also sponsored by Project Giving Back and supported by Aviva, invites visitors into a world that feels part fairytale, part forgotten past. Calm and tranquil, the garden champions the cause of the lost temperate rainforests of the UK's western coasts. Throughout, there are moss-laden boulders, fern-fringed paths, and a dappled canopy of native trees.
