Discover the public's favourite gardens from RHS Chelsea 2026
The votes are in: the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 People’s Choice Award winners have officially been revealed. From show-stopping planting schemes to clever small-space designs, these are the gardens that captured visitors’ hearts this year.
The winning gardens are:
Discover the gardens in more detail below and recap all 36 gardens and medal wins in our round-up.
Parkinson’s UK – A Garden for Every Parkinson’s Journey designed by Arit Anderson
This joyful garden was created for people living with Parkinson’s and their loved ones to enjoy while waiting for outpatient care.
A sculptural twisting ‘hand-rill’, curvaceous night-time shelter and immersive planting scheme create a space that feels both uplifting and restorative, with vibrant, jewel-toned flowers gradually softening into calming greens and whites.
Awarded a silver medal by the judges, it has won the most coveted award as the People’s Choice for Best Large Show Garden.
The garden will be permanently relocated to Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital — a Parkinson’s Centre of Excellence.
Trussell’s Together Garden designed by Rob Hardy & Co
Inspired by the power of togetherness, this thoughtful, gold medal-winning garden, explores connection, community and the journey of support offered by food banks across the UK.
At its centre is an ingenious shallow pool that disappears at the push of a button to create a larger social space, surrounded by richly layered planting and vibrant colour designed to bring people together.
Following RHS Chelsea, the garden will be relocated to Strabane Foodbank in Northern Ireland, part of the Trussell Trust community.
Alzheimer’s Society: Microbes and Minds Garden designed by Tina Worboys
Designed to highlight the growing research linking gut microbiome health and brain function, this calming garden – awarded a silver medal by the judges – explores the wellbeing benefits of apple cider vinegar through immersive planting and thoughtful design.
Richly textured greenery, high gloss curved sculptures and a bench beneath a central apple tree create a restorative space for pause and reflection.
After RHS Chelsea, the garden will be relocated to a Hallmark Luxury Care Home for residents, their loved ones and people living with dementia.
The Bat Conservation Trust’s Nocturnal Garden designed by Melanie Hick
Designed to show how easy it can be to support bats and other nocturnal wildlife at home, this naturalistic garden combines wildlife-friendly planting with bat-inspired design and practical ideas for UK gardeners.
A striking wooden bat sculpture by artist Tach Pollard watches over the richly planted space, celebrating the importance of dark skies and biodiversity.
It was awarded a silver medal by the judges but has been voted the public's favourite in the All About Plants category.
Following RHS Chelsea, the garden will be relocated to Clydach Community Gardens in Swansea, a community-led gardening group with a passion for planting for bats and protecting nocturnal habitats.
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